The ASI Esperia mission was launched with the Discovery Shuttle on October 23rd, 2007 and its main goal was attaching the ESA Node 2 to the International Space Station. Another important goal was transferring one of the four groups of solar panels that supply energy to the station.

Hardware: Node-2

Astronauts: Paolo Nespoli

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