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European Launcher Development Organisation

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ID 695058 Last modified 03.05.2024
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Domain European Space Agency, ESAEuropean Space Research Organisation; ESROEuropean Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organisation; ELDOair traffic
  • Euroopa Kosmoseagentuuri asutamise konventsiooniga loodud rahvusvaheline organisatsioon, mille eesmärk on Euroopa riikide koostöö edendamine kosmoseuuringute ja -tehnoloogia vallas eranditult rahumeelsetel eesmärkidel
  • body promoting cooperation among European States in space research and technology and their space applications
  • former European space research organisation created in the 1960s to develop and build a heavy launcher called 'Europa'; merged with ESRO to create the European Space Agency in 1975
Euroopa Kosmoseagentuur
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  • Ratifitseerida juurdelisatud Eesti Vabariigi ja Euroopa Kosmoseagentuuri vaheline Euroopa koostööriigi kokkulepe, mis on alla kirjutatud 2009. aasta 10. novembril Tallinnas.
ESA abbreviation
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  • Selles etapis teavitab Eesti Vabariik agentuuri ja PECSi komiteed tegevustest, mida ta soovib toetada, võttes arvesse Eesti tööstusharude lähenemist ESA liikmesriikide tööstustele ja nende täiendamist, ning saadab agentuurile kinnituse oma kavandatud panuse kohta asjaomaste tegevuste rahastamisel.
European Space Agency
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  • The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
  • ... in the final years before the formation of ESA, the European Space Agency, ESRO began a programme in the field of telecommunications. Consequently, ESA is not a mainly pure science focused entity but concentrates on telecommunications, earth observation and other application motivated activities. ESRO was merged with ELDO in 1975 to form the European Space Agency.
ESA abbreviation
European Space Research Organisation former
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  • This organisation was replaced in 1980 by the European Space Agency (ESA). It should be noted that before 1980 the organisation was called both "Organisation européenne des recherches spatiales" and "Centre européen de recherches spatiales" in French. [23.05.2017]
ESRO former abbreviation
ELDO former
European Preparatory Commission for Space Research former
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  • The European Preparatory Commission for Space Research (French: Commission Préparatoire Européenne de Recherche Spatiale, COPERS) held its first session in Paris on 13 and 14 March 1961. Its first task was to create the organs needed to define the scientific programme and the necessary infrastructure of the envisaged organisation, to draw up its budget, and to prepare a Convention for signature by those member state governments who wished to join it.
COPERS former
Agence spatiale européenne
ESA abbreviation

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