The development of the European Space Research Organization's (ESRO's) scientific satellite program in the period 1969-1973 is analyzed. These four years were the most important in the history of European cooperation in space. The paper is organized in three main parts. In the first part, the main features of the two satellite projects approved by the ESRO council in 1969, namely COS-B and GEOS, are reviewed. In the second part, the discussions within the European space science community which led to the important policy statement issued by ESRO's Launching Program Advisory Committee (LPAC) in early 1970 are analyzed. In the third part, the important 'Package Deal' agreed on by the ESRO Council in December 1971 which formally established application satellite programs is reported and the choice of ISEE-2 and Exosat, the coherent conclusion of four years of scientific discussions and feasibility studies, is discussed.
Definition of a Scientific Policy: ESRO's Satellite Programme in 1969-1973
1993
57 pages
Report
No indication
English
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