Europe ready for Ariane-5 production

ESA has shown and continues to show that, despite their differing perceptions and interests, scientists, engineers, industry and governments can overcome national and institutional barriers in the pursuit of a common goal, ESA, in fact, is intended to be not merely an agency dedicated to space, but also an organisation that combines technology and industrial policy at the European level, Over the last 30 years, Europe has managed to develop a strong capability in all sectors of space activity, and to keep pace with the high-technology developments that the space era has brought in all areas, ranging from space science to space transportation, Cooperation in space research, achieved by combining European scientific and technological potential, is one of Europe's most visible and truly great achievements, The Ariane family of launchers, which gives Europe autonomous access to space at an affordable cost, is an outstanding example of European success achieved through collaboration.