ESA - Ministerial Council 2008 - Ministers meet to define the role of space in delivering Europe's global objectives

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Context

The role of space in delivering Europe's global objectives Achievements since 2005: Director General's review Context of Ministerial Council 2008 Director General's vision for the next decade

Objectives

Contributing to a knowledge-based society Serving Europe's policies, enterprises and citizens Ensuring competitive and innovative industries Securing capabilities for independence and cooperation Meeting Europe's security needs

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Resolutions Ministerial Council 2008 (pdf)

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Ministers meet to define the role of space in delivering Europe's global objectives

18 November 2008

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1. Space applications serving Europe's public policies, enterprises and citizens

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Artist's impression of Sentinel-4. The Sentinel-4 payload will be embarked upon a Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite in geostationary orbit.

Credits: ESA - P.Carril

2. Meeting Europe’s security needs

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3. Competitive and innovative industries

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Artist's impression of small geostationary satellite

Credits: ESA - P.Carril

4. Contributing to the knowledge-based society

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This Hubble mosaic of the galaxy NGC 7319 is a part of the so-called Stephan's Quintet. The image was taken using Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on Dec. 30, 1998 and June 17, 1999.

Located in the constellation Pegasus, 270 million light-years from Earth, it was discovered by Edouard M. Stephan in 1877. As the name suggests, the quintet actually contains five galaxies and is the first compact group ever discovered.

Credits: NASA/ESA, J. English (U. of Manitoba), S. Hunsberger (PSU), Z. Levay ( STSI), S. Gallagher (PSU) and J. Charlton (PSU)

5. Securing access to technologies, systems and capabilities for independence and cooperation

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Artist's impression of Vega small launcher in flight.

Credits: ESA - J. Huart

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Backdropped by the darkness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-124 and Expedition 17 crews concluded almost nine days of cooperative work on board the Shuttle and Station. (11 June 2008)

Credits: NASA/JSC