TWO SPACE AGENCIES FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION. NECESSITY OR ANACHRONISM?
Abstract
Space activities have undergone unprecedented progress in recent years and the European Union is also making a significant contribution to this progress. Historically, the European Space Agency (ESA) is the pivotal agency for the management of space activities of European states and of the European Union. From 2021, the European Union uses its own European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to manage some of its space activities. Both organizations currently provide services to the European Union in the field of space activities. This causes many challenges in division of responsibilities or division of the funding of space activities. The aim of this article is to analyze the mutual relations of ESA and EUSPA in historical contexts and to deduce the further direction of mutual relations of these organizations. Article also analyses the purpose and scope of these organizations and theories of possible options of cooperation between them.
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