50 years of cooperation and innovation

Date: Tue, May 06, 2014 | 06:30 - 06:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CEST

Replay: Tue, May 06, 2014 | 15:00 - 15:15 GMT | 17:00 - 17:15 CEST

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

2014 is a special year: the space community is celebrating the anniversary of the construction of Europe as a space power and 50 years of unique achievements in space.

It started with the creation of two entities, entering into force in 1964, the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) and the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO).

A little more than a decade later, the European Space Agency (ESA) would be established, replacing these two organisations and since then serving European cooperation and innovation.

This video recalls the importance of Europe efforts in space and its successes with now a guaranteed and independent access to space and several programs covering all possible areas from Science, to Earth Observation, Human Spaceflight, Telecom and Navigation. 

This A&B rolls include rare footage on past activities. 

More information at: http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/ESA_history

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2014/04/ESA_50_years_VNR

Script:
EbS96664.doc

Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.