Europe 10bn-euro space vision
Written by Egypt News Wednesday, 26 November 2008 Member states of the
European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in
The Hague
The figure, which covers the next three to five years, represents a substantial increase in funding.
Ministers said the investment in space would help
European industry pull through the
current economic downturn.
The new money will help build new
Earth observation satellites,
maintain Esa's participation in the
space station, and fund probes to the planets.
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