-40%
ESA - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY - 3.5” X 2.5”
$ 3.69
- Description
- Size Guide
Description
The European Space Agency is the coordinating entity for European civilian space activities. With 22 member states, its headquarters is in Paris, and it also has several centers scattered in several European countries.ESA is a substantial contributor to the International Space Station and frequently flies astronauts to the orbital complex. Its most recent astronaut class in 2009, nicknamed the Shenanigans, includes six astronauts. Italian Luca Parmitano was the first among that group to make it to space, in 2013.
Additionally, ESA has numerous satellite programs designed to explore Earth as well as other planets. Some of its more prominent missions include Mars Express, which is in orbit around the Red Planet, and Rosetta, which arrived at Comet 67 P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014.
Condition is New. Shipped with USPS.