The European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) on Tuesday 22 June. This more than 1,000-page document governs the modalities of cooperation between the two parties, as well as with the new EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA).
It was a long and uncertain road all the way through the process of approval by the Member States(see EUROPE B12735A9) until the sides reached agreement at the end of April (see EUROPE...