PARIS : The European Space Agency on Friday welcomed a deal for Britain to resume full membership of Europe's Copernicus programme, easing doubts over the next batch of climate-tracking satellites and the completion of development work by European space firms.Britain said on Thursday it would re-join both
PARIS : The European Space Agency on Friday welcomed a deal for Britain to resume full membership of Europe's Copernicus programme, easing doubts over the next batch of climate-tracking satellites and the completion of development work by European space firms.
Plans for six more"Sentinel Expansion" missions starting from 2026 have left in suspense because of a funding gap of 721 million euros stemming mainly from Britain's exit from the EU. "The UK's full participation in the programme is a major boost to the climate-change agenda, which relies on space-based observations of our planet every single day,", Aschbacher told Reuters by email.
Neither Britain nor the European Commision gave a financial breakdown on Copernicus, or said whether the 721-million-euro funding gap had been fully closed.
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