ESA Ministerial Conference : Into Space 4.0

Date: Tue, Dec 06, 2016 | 16:00 - 16:22 GMT | 17:00 - 17:22 CET

Replay: Wed, Dec 07, 2016 | 07:30 - 07:52 GMT | 08:30 - 08:52 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

Ministers from ESA’s 22 member states plus Canada and Slovenia have agreed a €10.3 billion package of space programme funding, readying ESA for a United Space in Europe in the era of Space 4.0.

At the two-day council meeting at ministerial level in Lucerne, Switzerland, subscriptions were agreed for a future Mars rover mission, continued funding of missions to the International Space Station, new elements of ESA’s launcher programme as well as developments in telecommunications, Earth observation and technology.

 

This video recalls the main points of Lucerns' conference.

It includes interview with Jan Woerner, ESA Director general (in English and German) and Mauro Dell' Ambrogio, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland and Co-President of ESA Ministerial Council (in English, French, German and Italian).

More information at: http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Ministerial_Council_2016

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/12/ESA_Ministerial_Council_2016_Into_Space_4.0

Script:
Ministerial_into space 4 point zero_FINAL.docx

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