Press Release: EU Constitution goes space

European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen handed over a copy of the EU Constitution to the European Astronaut Corps, represented by French astronaut Michel Tognini, 11 February 2005. Symbolising the aspiration of almost 500 million Europeans to work peacefully together, Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori was planning fly the EU Constitution to the International Space Station (ISS) on 15 April 2005, on board the 'Soyuz' launcher taking off from Baikonour in Kazakhstan. The copy was handed over at the opening of the 'Earth and Space Week' in Brussels.