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    ESA > About Us > ESA Publications > ESA Publications Annual Report

    ESA Annual Report 2004

    Annual Report 2004 cover

    ...Looking back over the events of the past year, 2004 was another great year for space science. The success of the Huygens probe and its exploration of the atmosphere and surface of Saturn's largest moon Titan is a mangnificent achievement for Europea science and technology.
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    The Rosetta spacecraft launched on 2 March by an Ariane-5 from Kourou is now well into its 10-year flight to the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Smart-1, Europea's first lunar mission arraived in orbit around the Moon after its thirteen-month journey. Mars Express, which has been in polar orbit around mars since 2003, delivered stunning pictures of the planet's surface. Europe, the Agency and all of its Member States can be proud of these great schievements...
    Per Tegnér, Chairman of Council

    Foreword
    The Year in Review

    The Activities

    Science
    Earth Observation
    Telecommunications
    Navigation
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    Human Spaceflight, Microgravity & Exploration
    Technical & Quality Management
    Technology
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    The Resources Management

    Finance
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    Procurement

    Annexes

    Council & Delegate Bodies
    Agreements Signed
    Patents

    Download the entire Annual Report as a single file (3.5 Mb)

    The printed version of ESA's Annual Report is available free of charge via our Bookshop.

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