To the Moon

Technicians man the control room at the European Space Agency's control center in Darmstadt, Germany.
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Europe
Technicians man the control room at the European Space Agency's control center in Darmstadt, Germany. A 17-nation intergovernmental organization established in 1974, the ESA is presently focused on developing the technologies that would be needed for a manned mission to Mars.

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