ESA ACHIEVEMENTS

The UK in June 1962 signed the Science Programme became The origins of the Science Convention to create the European Programme, the oldest in the Agency, Space Research Organisation (ESRO), hark back to the days of ESRO. [...] having to adapt to the available Universe; including concrete missions and Hubble Space Telescope (1990): 15% funding at the same time as – The early Universe; mission scenarios, to capture the contribution, including the Faint responding to the expectations of the – The evolving violent Universe; range of scientific themes targeted. [...] The monitoring ozone in the upper success of that first satellite led to atmosphere, MSG is improving the formation of the European forecasts of harmful ultraviolet light Organisation for the Exploitation of levels and thereby reducing the Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) threat of skin cancer. [...] broadcast as part of the European Working in close cooperation with the After a relatively late start, European Geostationary Navigation Overlay ESA and Navigation EC and the European Organisation space industry has achieved a high Service (EGNOS), to augment the US For the first time, the Agency has for the Safety of Air Navigation level of technical competence. [...] data from the 1998 flight of the Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator After further detailed studies of the and collaborated with Germany to most promising concepts and assist NASA in developing the X-38 demonstration flights of experimental prototype of the Crew Return Vehicle vehicles by the FLPP, a decision to for the International Space Station.