Amsterdam, 16 November 2001
EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company welcomes the results of the ESA Ministerial Conference.
"The decisions taken during the ESA Ministerial Conference are a strong signal for shaping the future of European space activities. The funding of Galileo, the confirmation of Ariane 5 launcher step 3 and the initiative for research and development programmes of next generation telecommunications satellites (ARTES), as well as the new GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) are encouraging signals for the future ", said Philippe Camus and Rainer Hertrich, EADS CEOs.
EADS, the European leader in space industry, heavily involved in most of these programmes, will reorganise its launchers activities presently split between EADS Launch Vehicles and Astrium to reinforce Ariane's competitiveness.
Rainer Ohler
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Roland Sanguinetti
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Miguel Sanchez
+34 91 585 77 88
