EPIC.

About EPIC

EPIC is a planned crewed spaceflight mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is to be flown aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft provided by SpaceX in early 2028. The mission will carry one professional commander who has already flown to the ISS, and three ESA or partner agency astronauts. The EPIC mission aims to allow the ESA to lead a crewed mission to the ISS in order to conduct scientific research, continue European utilization of the station, and increase the agency's operational experience in human spaceflight. The mission is also intended to differ from private astronaut missions by having a longer duration and greater crew involvement in ISS maintenance activities, in addition to scientific experiments.