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Definition: European Space Agency from The Macquarie Dictionary
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an organisation of western European nations formed in 1975 for research and the development of space technology.

ESA

European Space Agency

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(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. The headquarters of ESA are in Paris, with four major ESA facilities in other countries. The European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), located at Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is the primary research center and manages the satellite projects. The European Space Operations Center (ESOC), located at Darmstadt, Germany, is responsible for satellite control, monitoring, and data…
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Full text Article European Space Agency

From Astronomy Encyclopedia
Principal European space organization whose programme includes launchers, space science, telecommunications, Earth observation and manned spaceflight. It began work in 1975, two years after ten European countries had agreed to combine the aims of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) …
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Full text Article European Space Agency (ESA)

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Space and space-technology research organization headquartered in Paris. It was founded in 1975 from the merger of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) and the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO), both established in 1964. Members are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Organization of 19 European countries that engages in space research and technology. It was founded in 1975, with headquarters in Paris, France. The participating countries are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, …
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Full text Article European Space Agency

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(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, …
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Full text Article European Space Agency

From Collins Dictionary of Astronomy
An international organization for coordinating, promoting, and funding Europe's space program. Following ministerial meetings in Brussels in 1972 and 1973, ESA was formed from the merging of the European Space Research Organization (ESRO) and the European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO). It…
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Full text Article European Space Agency

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Full text Article Ariane rocket

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Series of launch vehicles built by the European Space Agency , mainly to put telecommunications satellites into orbit two at a time. The first flight was in 1979. The launch site is the Centre Spatial Guyanais, at Kourou in French Guiana. Ariane is a three-stage rocket using liquid fuels. Small…
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