Brussels, 19/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - The future of the European Space Agency (ESA) will be decided during the ministerial conference on 20-21 November. The agency's budget will be negotiated there, as well as the future of the Ariane 5 launcher. It is imperative that the latter is updated if it is going to be able to compete but French and German objectives diverge on the subject.
A budget of between €10-12 billion. Ministers responsible for space in the 20 ESA countries and Canada will...