The EU is investing more than EUR 12 billion over 2014-2020 to develop high quality space projects. More than 30 further Galileo and Copernicus satellites will be launched in the next 10-15 years.
According to the European Commission the European space industry is strong and competitive. There are over 230.000 employees, value estimated at EUR 46-54 billion in 2014, representing around 21% of the value of the global space sector. A third of the world's satellites are made in Europe. The next generation is Ariane 6 and Vega C.
Space data is used in many areas such as emergency services, aviation, agriculture, energy, transportation, banking, insurance.
Copernicus is the EU's Earth Observation program. Galileo is the EU's global satellite navigation system. Egnos is the EU's regional satellite navigation system.
Space data is used in many areas such as emergency services, aviation, agriculture, energy, transportation, banking, insurance. 