ESA: Ministers shape the future of European space activities.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 May 1999-ESA: Ministers shape the future of European space activities (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:130599 Ministers of the Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA) today set challenging objectives for the future of European space activities and approved major new programmes to achieve them.

Meeting in Brussels on 11 and 12 May, the 14 member countries of ESA, together with Canada, which has a co-operation agreement with the Agency, approved investments in new space-related development programmes. Newly elected ESA Ministerial Council Chairman Lord Sainsbury, the UK space minister, told waiting international journalists: The ESA Member States have given a great boost to the whole European space community. The new...