The European Astronaut Centre(EAC) is a center of the European Space Agency and home of the European Astronaut Corps. It is located in Cologne, Germany. It provides training facilities to the European astronauts, particularly regarding ESA hardware for the ISS such as Columbus and the ATV. The overall European Astronaut Centre organization is also in charge of the organization of the training of European astronauts in the centers of other partners, such as the United States (Johnson Space Center), Russia (Star city) Canada (Saint-Hubert) or Japan (Tsukuba). The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an inter-governmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member states. ... The European Astronaut Corps is the group of astronauts of ESA who are currently considered as active. ... Köln redirects here. ...
The EuropeanAstronautCentre of the European Space Agency is situated in Cologne, Germany.
The role of the EAC is to prepare and implement astronaut training programmes for a variety of missions, including those for the International Space Station.
EAC is responsible for the preparation, planning and scheduling of the Europeanastronauts' tasks and flight assignments as well as coordinating astronaut activities with other countries.
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