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European Space Agency
European Space Agency (ESA), multinational agency dedicated to the promotion, for exclusively peaceful purposes, of cooperation among European states in space research and technology. Member states include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Great Britain; Canada, the Czech Republic, and Hungary participate in selected ESA programs. The financial contribution of each member is determined by the projects it wishes to support, and no member may undertake a project without inviting ESA's participation.
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"European Space Agency." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "European Space Agency." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-EurpnSpac.html "European Space Agency." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-EurpnSpac.html |
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European Space Agency
European Space Agency (ESA) An organization of European countries for cooperation in space research and technology, with its headquarters in Paris. ESA establishments include the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) at Noordwijk, Netherlands; the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), Darmstadt, Germany, which controls European space missions; ESRIN, the centre for data from remote-sensing satellites (formerly the European Space Research Institute), at Frascati, Italy; and the European Astronaut Centre at Cologne, Germany. The ESA launch site is at Kourou, French Guiana, on the Atlantic coast of South America. ESA came into being in 1975 as successor to the European Space Research Organization (ESRO) and the European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO). Its member nations are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Canada, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Poland are Cooperating States. http://www.esa.int\
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"European Space Agency." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "European Space Agency." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-EuropeanSpaceAgency.html "European Space Agency." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-EuropeanSpaceAgency.html |
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European Space Agency
European Space Agency (ESA) Organization founded by several European nations in 1962 as the European Space Research Agency (ESRO) to promote international cooperation in space research. Australia was admitted in 1965.
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"European Space Agency." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "European Space Agency." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-EuropeanSpaceAgency.html "European Space Agency." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-EuropeanSpaceAgency.html |
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European Space Agency
European Space Agency (ESA) An organization, founded in May 1975 to replace the European Space Research Organization, that conducts space research and operates its own launch vehicles.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "European Space Agency." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "European Space Agency." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-EuropeanSpaceAgency.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "European Space Agency." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-EuropeanSpaceAgency.html |
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