ESA BR-306: The ESA Effect

Presenting an overall impression of our agency's achievements, this book charts the ripples of 'The ESA Effect' on a variety of scales, from surveying the verges of space and time to probing our own Solar System, satellite systems for communications, meteorology, navigation and Earth observation to humankind's own orbital bridgehead, the launchers and ground stations that link Europe to space, and the steady stream of new technologies that bring space closer, and offer spin-off opportunities in everyday life.