Voyage 2050, an outlook to the next ESA Science programme

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Linder
Keyword(s):  
Science Programme

Europe's Path To Mars: The European Space Agency's Mars Express Mission

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Russo
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Mars Exploration ◽  
Mars Express ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Programme ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
History Of

Mars Express is the first planetary mission accomplished by the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in early June 2003, the spacecraft entered Mars's orbit on Christmas day of that year, demonstrating the new European commitment to planetary exploration. Following a failed attempt in the mid-1980s, two valid proposals for a European mission to Mars were submitted to ESA's decision-making bodies in the early 1990s, in step with renewed international interest in Mars exploration. Both were rejected, however, in the competitive selection process for the agency's Science Programme. Eventually, the Mars Express proposal emerged during a severe budgetary crisis in the mid-1990s as an exemplar of a “flexible mission” that could reduce project costs and development time. Its successful maneuvering through financial difficulties and conflicting scientific interests was due to the new management approach as well as to the public appeal of Mars exploration. In addition to providing a case study in the functioning of the ESA's Science Programme, the story of Mars Express discussed in this paper provides a case study in the functioning of the European Space Agency's Science Programme and suggests some general considerations on the peculiar position of space research in the general field of the history of science and technology.

An artificial bird nest experiment in urban environments: Lessons from a school-based citizen science programme

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 523-528
Author(s):  
Ana Gracanin ◽  
Erin Roger ◽  
Andrew C. Katsis ◽  
Luke S. O’Loughlin ◽  
Nathan J. Emery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Bird Nest ◽  
School Based ◽  
Science Programme

scholarly journals What do people benefit from a citizen science programme? Evidence from a Rwandan citizen science programme on malaria control

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Domina Asingizwe ◽  
P. Marijn Poortvliet ◽  
Arnold J. H. van Vliet ◽  
Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt ◽  
Chantal M. Ingabire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Malaria Control ◽  
Science Programme
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