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CM25 – Inspire Europe

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ESA wants space to be for everyone – whether that’s in using space data for your projects and industry, coming to work in the space industry, or sharing in the excitement of missions that will make new discoveries.

Not all European citizens have immediate access to the kind of education that supports a career in space, but ESA is working with educational institutions to open doors to all those interested in contributing to Europe’s space adventure. 

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Optimising space activities for everyone

In September, mission controllers at ESA's mission control centre started a major simulations exercise to ensure that the next Copernicus Sentinel Earth Observation mission, Sentinel-6B, safely navigates its first days in space.
In September, mission controllers at ESA's mission control centre started a major simulations exercise to ensure that the next Copernicus Sentinel Earth Observation mission, Sentinel-6B, safely navigates its first days in space.

Some of the work of making space accessible sounds pedestrian, but nothing can happen without it. Great missions need to be organised so that they operate on time and on budget without any loss of quality. This is often known as the iron triangle of project management – and is a universal challenge for every industry. Actions that can make this easier include good knowledge management—so when solutions to problems are found, everyone can access them—standardisation and harmonisation of physical and digital components so that they can work together (also known as interoperability), and agreement on which technology to work on so that public bodies can avoid duplicating work. 

Cooperation in the sky and on Earth

The inauguration ceremony was led by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher alongside Enrico Palermo, Head of the Australian Space Agency.
The inauguration ceremony was led by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher alongside Enrico Palermo, Head of the Australian Space Agency.

The European Union is a key partner for ESA, and we must continue to work together to ensure that our respective goals are reached. It is important that during budgeting in CM25 and in the next Ministerial meeting, ESA works in close connection with the budgeting taking place in the EU multiannual financial framework. In this way, progress on future space technologies to benefit society will be well organised and will be made faster. 

As an organisation of 23 Member States, ESA clearly believes in international cooperation. We will continue to partner internationally to deliver the best space missions possible and to demonstrate the quality of European work.  

ESA doesn’t have easy answers to the problems the world is facing in 2025. But we can demonstrate areas where space can help, where space unites us, and where space can build a better future. Together, let us elevate the future of Europe.