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Science 5 September 1997:
Vol. 277. no. 5331, pp. 1426 - 1428
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5331.1426
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SPACE:
Can ESA Shrug Off Malaise?

Helen Gavaghan

In the past 3 years, the European Space Agency (ESA) has been beset by budgetary woes, staff cuts, dissension among its member countries, and, more recently, a spectacular mission failure. Now ESA officials and scientists hope to put their soul-searching behind them. At the beginning of last month, Italian electrical engineer Antonio Rodotà took over as the agency's new head, promising to forge a new relationship between ESA and industry and restore ESA's technological edge.

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