ESA: is the dream back? (European Space Agency)(includes related articles)

From: Interavia Business & Technology | Date: December 1, 1995| Author: Bulloch, Chris | Copyright information

The European Space Agency (ESA) will continue to be a part of the Space Station Alpha project. ESA's member countries finally agreed to provide financial support to the project after five years of disagreement with one another. Although popular support for Alpha is dwindling, European governments may benefit politically or scientifically from participation in ESA.

TOULOUSE: IN THE END, IT WAS A CONJUNCTION OF POLITICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONSIDERATIONS WHICH PROMPTED EUROPE'S GOVERNMENTS...

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