Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.

Science 21 May 1999:
Vol. 284. no. 5418, pp. 1242 - 1243
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5418.1242
Prev | Table of Contents | Next

News of the Week

SPACE:
European Ministers Back Commerce Over Space Science

Helen Gavaghan

BRUSSELS--The European Space Agency veered sharply toward support for the commercial exploitation of space at a meeting of ministers from its 14 member states here last week. During the frequently tense meeting, ministers negotiated which elements to back from a $6.4 billion menu of programs proposed by the agency, enthusiastically pledging funding for programs in satellite navigation, Earth observation, and communications. But the politicians voted to maintain a 4-year-old cap on science spending and only reluctantly backed spending plans for the utilization of the space station.

Read the Full Text

To Advertise     Find Products

Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)