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European Space Agency
European Space Agency
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on european space agency explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.
European Space Agency and the European Union
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See Also
- International Organization
- Foreign Relations
- Intergovernmental Organization
- Regional Organization
- Regional Integration
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See Also
- ESA
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Further Reading
- The entry “european space agency” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press
Hierarchical Display of European Space Agency
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European Space Agency
Concept of European Space Agency
See the dictionary definition of European Space Agency.
Characteristics of European Space Agency
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Translation of European Space Agency
- Spanish: Agencia Espacial Europea
- French: Agence spatiale européenne
- German: Europäische Weltraumorganisation
- Italian: Agenzia spaziale europea
- Portuguese: Agência Espacial Europeia
- Polish: Europejska Agencja Kosmiczna
Thesaurus of European Space Agency
International Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > European Space Agency
See also
- ESA
- ELDO
- ESRO
- European Launcher Development Organisation
- European Launcher Development Organization
- European Space Research Organisation
- European Space Research Organization
- European Organization for the Development and Construction of Space Vehicle Launchers
- European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organisation
- European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organization
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