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Europe’s Space Policy becomes a reality today (4th Space Council)

22 May 2007

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ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and Valérie Pécresse, French Minister of Education and Research, at the Fourth Space Council Meeting held in Brussels on 22 May 2007.

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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is the response to Europe's need for geo-spatial information services. The initiative provides autonomous and independent access to information for policy-makers, particularly in relation to environment and security. ESA, as main partner to the European Union in GMES, is working on multi-mission facilities and ground segment operations and is preparing the Space Component for GMES with a series of studies and preparatory activities for the development of a series of satellites missions, the Sentinels, and the integration of national and European missions to guarantee continuity of data and services.

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Participants of the fourth Space Council, held in Brussels on 22 May 2007.

Credits: ESA - S.Corvaja

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