European Space Agency

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European Space Agency (ESA) Organization founded by several European nations in 1962 as the European Space Research Agency (ESRO) to promote international cooperation in space research. Australia was admitted in 1965.

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European Space Agency

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European Space Agency (ESA) An organization, founded in May 1975 to replace the European Space Research Organization, that conducts space research and operates its own launch vehicles.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

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