Europe’s leadership in space science and Earth observation is underpinned by years – sometimes decades – of technology research and development to perfect new instruments and techniques to perceive the cosmos or our own planet in unprecedented ways....
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Europe’s leadership in space science and Earth observation is underpinned by years – sometimes decades – of technology research and development to perfect new instruments and techniques to perceive the cosmos or our own planet in unprecedented ways.
Maintaining this R&D effort is all the more important as new competition arises around the world – Europe has to stay smarter where it cannot be cheaper. ESA’s far-reaching R&D work primes the pump of the wider European space sector.
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