European Missions to the International Space Station

The European Space Agency has a long history of humanspaceflight, working with both NASA and the Soviet/Russianspace agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the ESAastronauts who have visited the International Space Station andtheir contributions to its development and success. For example, ESA built the Columbus science laboratory, as wellas the Cupola, the Leonardo PMM and the ATV supply ship. But itis the human endeavor that captures the imagination. From briefvisits to six-month expeditions and spacewalking to commandingEarth's only outpost in space and doing experiments, ESA astronauts- whose personal stories are also told - have played a vital role inthe international project. Many of their efforts are documented inphotographs in the book. In following up on the missions covered in this author's earlier title,In the Footsteps of Columbus (2016), this book highlights Europeanmissions from the 2013 Volare mission of Luca Parmitano to his2019 Beyond mission and includes first flights for Alexander Gerst,Samantha Cristoforetti, Andreas Mogensen, Tim Peake, and ThomasPesquet.