spatial resolution

launch vehicle [ shuttle | space rocket ]

space navigation [ manned space flight | space flight | space travel(GEMET) | Space flight(STW) | space flight(UNBIS) ]

HDTV tuner | high-definition TV tuner | HD tuner | high-definition tuner

unmanned spacecraft

Indian Space Research Organization | ISRO [Abbr.]

Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and Certain Governments, Members of the European Space Research Organisation, for a Cooperative Programme concerning the Development, Procurement and Use of a Space Laboratory in conjunction with the Space Shuttle System

science officer | space shuttle crew member | astronaut | shuttle pilot

A number of factors are arguing for new ways of defining and implementing a space policy in Europe, including the EU's imminent enlargement and its prospective adoption of a Constitutional Treaty, pressure from the space industry (including manufacturers, operators and service providers) for restructuring and a general reassessment of their policies by other space powers, most significantly the US.

Member States and their relevant space/research agencies should be associated with the revision and ultimate adoption of the European Space Programme.

One objective to be attained is that of a more precise definition of the responsibilities of those involved and the mutual relationships of institutional actors in respect of space - in particular development agencies and operational structures - and their relationship with the private sector.

2. Stresses the need, before deciding on new initiatives and EU budget contributions, to clarify first the EU’s level of ambition especially with regard to its strategic and geopolitical objectives; notes the fact that the communication does not define the relationship between EU space industrial policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); believes that EU space policy should be seen as an asset to the CSDP, providing a better synergy between civilian space means and military space means mirroring the CSDP’s own dual civilian and military role; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the VP/HR to define clearly th ...[+++]e potential contribution of this sector to CSDP, the nature and degree of civil-military synergies, the role for such technologies in the effective deployment of humanitarian aid operations and for predicting migration flows and patterns following conflicts or natural disasters, and the relevance for CSDP missions and operations and other EU actions in the field of conflict prevention, arms control, the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) technologies, counter-terrorism, migration and border control; calls on the Commission and the Member States to inform Parliament about plans to use the Copernicus programme and the public-regulated service of the Galileo programme in support of CSDP missions and operations;