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The European Space Agency ESA facts and figuresESA and the EUEuropean Space PolicyContext The role of space in delivering Europe's global objectivesAchievements since 2005: Director General's reviewContext of Ministerial Council 2008Director General's vision for the next decadeObjectives Contributing to a knowledge-based societyServing Europe's policies, enterprises and citizensEnsuring competitive and innovative industriesSecuring capabilities for independence and cooperationMeeting Europe's security needsResolutions Resolutions Ministerial Council 2008 (pdf)
|  | Ministerial Council Flyer ImagesMinisterial Council Flyer Images  Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) imager and sounder |  Earth seen by Meteosat's Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument |  Aerial view of storm clouds forming part of Hurricane Alberto |  Artist impression of ESA's Columbus laboratory on the ISS |  ESA's Columbus laboratory and Node-2 at the International Space Station |  ESA's Columbus laboratory, Node-2 and Japan's Kibo module at the ISS (main truss at rear, two Soyuz vehicles lower centre) |  Cosmonauts Kononenko and Volkov enjoy the spacious interior of ATV Jules Verne |  ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel sets up Biolab in Columbus during STS-122 mission |  External view of ESA's Columbus laboratory on the ISS, part of ISS solar panel visible |
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