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International cosmonauts cooperated in Russian space missions during the Interkosmos programme, 1978–88.

Soyuz 28 – 1978 30 – 1978 Soyuz 31 – 1978 Soyuz 33 – 1979 Soyuz 36 – 1980 Soyuz 40 – 1981 Soyuz T-6 – 1982 Soyuz TM-5 – 1988 V. Remek (CZ) M. Hermaszewski (PL) S. Jähn (DE) G. Ivanov (BG) B. Farkas (HU) D. Prunariu (RO) J. L. Chrétien (CNES, FR) A. Alexandrov (BG) First non-US/non-USSR citizen in space First Polish cosmonaut First German in space First Bulgarian in space First Hungarian in space First Romanian in space First Western European in space Last European Intercosmos flight

Several European national agencies participated Did you know? in joint missions with Russia on the Mir space Helen Sharman was station. For some missions, astronauts wore flight not only the first British patches and agency mission patches. astronaut, she was also the first European woman in space.

Soyuz TM-7 – 1988, J.-L. Chrétien Soyuz TM-12 – 1991 Soyuz TM-13 – 1991 Soyuz TM-14 – 1992 Soyuz TM-15 – 1992 (CNES, FR) ’Aragatz’ mission, H. Sharman (UK) Franz Viehbök (AT) K.-D. Flade (DLR, DE) M. Tognini (CNES, FR) Soyuz TM-17 – 1993 Soyuz TM-17 first non-US/non-USSR spacewalk First European woman in space First Austrian in space First German/Russian mission to Mir, Mir 92 Antarès mission patch J.-P. Haigneré (CNES, FR) CNES Altair mission patch

European astronauts from national agencies flew on the US under agreements with NASA.

Soyuz TM-25 – 1997 Soyuz TM-24 – 1996 R. Ewald (DLR, DE) Soyuz TM-27 – 1998 STS-45 – 1992 C. Haigneré Soyuz TM-24 Second German/Russian mission Soyuz TM-25 L. Eyharts (CNES, FR) Soyuz TM-27 STS-51G – 1985 D. Frimout (BE) (André-Deshays) (CNES, FR) CNES Cassiopée mission patch to Mir, Mir 97 Mir 97 mission patch Mir EO-25/NASA-7/Pégase mission CNES Pégase mission patch P. Baudry (CNES, FR) First Belgian in space

ESA astronauts flew on the US Space Shuttle with NASA from 1983, often in cooperation with other European national agencies. For some missions, astronauts wore crew patches and agency mission patches.

STS-42 – 1992 STS-9 – 1983, U. Merbold (DE) STS-61A – 1985, R. Furrer, U. Merbold (DE) STS-46 – 1992 STS-55 – 1993 First ESA astronaut, first non-US E. Messerschmid (DLR, DE), W. Ockels (NL) Spacelab International F. Malerba (ASI, IT), C. Nicollier (CH) H. Schlegel, U. Walter (DLR, DE) STS-78 – 1996 STS-86 – 1997 STS-93 – 1999 Shuttle astronaut First Dutch astronaut, Spacelab D1 Microgravity Laboratory-1 First Italian and first Swiss in space Second German Spacelab mission J.-J. Favier (CNES, FR) J.-L. Chretien (CNES, FR) M. Tognini (CNES, FR)

ESA astronauts flew on Russian Soyuz spacecraft Did you know? to Mir, and then to the ISS, in cooperation with As of 3 January 2013, other European national agencies. For some 530 people from a missions, astronauts wore flight patches and 38 countries have flown agency mission patches. in space.

STS-61 – 1993, C. Nicollier (CH) STS-66 – 1994 STS-75 – 1996 STS-95 – 1998 STS-103 – 1999 First Hubble Space Telescope J.-F. Clervoy (FR) C. Nicollier (CH), STS-84 – 1997 P. Duque (ES) C. Nicollier (CH), J.-F. Clervoy (FR) STS-111 – 2002 servicing mission ATLAS 3 mission M. Cheli (IT), U. Guidoni (ASI, IT) J.-F. Clervoy (FR) First Spanish astronaut Third Hubble Servicing Mission P. Perrin (CNES, FR)

STS-99 – 2000 STS-100 – 2001 STS-121 – 2006 STS-121 STS-116 – 2006 Soyuz TM-20 – 1994 Soyuz TM-22 – 1995 G. Thiele (DE) U. Guidoni (IT) T. Reiter (DE) ESA Astrolab mission patch C. Fuglesang (SE), Celsius mission, STS-116 U. Merbold (DE) Soyuz TM-20 T. Reiter (DE) Soyuz TM-22 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission First European to visit the ISS Astrolab mission First ESA long-duration mission on ISS first Swedish astronaut ESA Celsius mission patch Euromir 94 mission ESA Euromir 94 mission patch Euromir 95 mission ESA Euromir 95 mission patch

Did you know?

Claude Nicollier (CH) is the only ESA astronaut to fly four Space Shuttle missions - on four different Shuttles.

STS-120 – 2007 STS-122 – 2008 STS-128 – 2009 Soyuz TM-29 – 1999 Soyuz TM-33 – 2001 P. Nespoli (IT) STS-120 H. Schlegel (DE), L. Eyharts (FR) C. Fuglesang (SE) STS-128 J.-P. Haigneré (FR), I. Bella (SK) Soyuz TM-29 C. Haigneré (FR) ESA/CNES Andromède mission patch Esperia mission ESA/ASI Esperia mission patch Columbus delivered to ISS Alissé mission ESA Alissé mission patch Perseus mission ESA/CNES Perseus mission patch Andromède mission First European woman to visit the ISS

Did you know?

Although Umberto Guidoni (IT) was the first European to visit the ISS, Thomas Reiter (DE) was the first to make a long stay.

STS-134 – 2011 Soyuz TM-34 – 2002 Soyuz TMA-1 – 2002 Soyuz TMA-3 – 2003 Soyuz TMA-4 – 2004 R. Vittori (IT) STS-134 R. Vittori (IT) F. De Winne (BE) P. Duque (ES) A. Kuipers (NL) DAMA mission ESA/ASI DAMA mission patch Marco Polo mission ESA/ASI Marco Polo mission patch ESA Odissea mission patch Cervantes mission ESA Cervantes mission patch Delta mission ESA Delta mission patch

Soyuz TMA-6 – 2005 Soyuz TMA-15 – 2009 Soyuz TMA-20 – 2010 Soyuz TMA-03M – 2012 Soyuz TMA-09M – 2013 R. Vittori (IT) F. De Winne (BE) P. Nespoli (IT) A Kuipers (NL) L. Parmitano (IT) Eneide mission ESA/ASI Eneide mission patch OasISS mission ESA OasISS mission patch MagISStra mission ESA MagISStra mission patch PromISSe mission ESA PromISSe mission patch Volare mission ESA/ASI Volare mission patch

Images By agreements with all ISS partner agencies NASA, ESA, , DLR, ASI, (NASA, Roscosmos, CSA, JAXA, ESA), CNES (Zigzag/Virginie Enlart/Speedy Graphito), M. Gallardo. ESA astronauts fly regularly to the ISS and make up Expedition crews. Special thanks to ESA Strategic Planning and Outreach Office Spacepatches.nl (2nd part) - T. Reiter (DE) (1st part) - T. Reiter (DE) – L. Eyharts (FR) – F. De Winne (BE) Spacefacts.de First ESA long-duration Up STS-121, 2006 – Up STS-122, 2008 – Second ESA long-duration mission F. De Winne (BE) mission on ISS, 2006 Down STS-116, 2006 Down STS-123, 2008 on ISS, 2009 First European Commander of ISS An ESA Communications Production

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As of 2013, Thomas Reiter (DE) holds the European record for longest total time in space, at 350 days.

Expedition 26 P. Nespoli (IT) A. Kuipers (NL) A. Kuipers (NL) Longest European L. Parmitano (IT) Third ESA long-duration mission, 2010 P. Nespoli (IT) Fourth ESA long-duration mission, 2011 spaceflight to date, 2012 Fifth ESA long-duration mission, 2013 L. Parmitano (IT)