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Europe spreads its wings

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In The early 1960s a number of European governments, in consultation with scientists, engineers and industrialists, decided to enter space. To compete with the superpowers was, of course, out of the question – Europe had neither the resources nor the political interest to get involved in the space race. It was deemed possible, however, to pool the resources of the most industrialized European nations to support a limited effort in this important scientific and technological field.