Agenda 2011

Agenda 2011 is the title of a document issued in October 2006 by the ESA Director General, which sets the agenda for future activities at the European Space Agency.

Other articles in this issue of the ESA Bulletin cover a broad range of topics. Preparations for the Herschel and Planck space telescopes are well advanced, aiming to uncover the secrets of the cold Universe and probe back in time close to the Big Bang. The Integral space observatory has long been revealing dramatic events in space, in this issue highlighting a neutron star that is eating away at its companion. How observations of the Earth from space is helping to study and protect the environment is covered in two articles. ESA's new super-cold freezer is now installed and working aboard the International Space Station. The Agency's European Astronaut Centre is busy preparing astronauts for spacewalks. European expertise in atmospheric reentry is being built with the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle.

European Space Agency: Future activities of the European Space Agency http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Future_activities_of_the_European_Space_Agency

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