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The article reports that the plan to ensure the longevity of the Jason altimetry satellite system could endanger the future cooperation with the U.S., according to program officials. Because of this, space leaders at Eumetsat, the European Space Agency and the European Commission have devised a plan to fund two follow-on satellites, Jason-3 and -4 at the same time. Eumetsat will submit the project for preliminary approval at its June 2008 council, and European Space Agency (ESA) at its ministerial summit in November 2008.

Details a proposal for a follow-on atmospheric reentry vehicle demonstration project for presentation at a European Space Agency (ESA) ministerial meeting in June, 1999. Large sums of money being committed by the United States; European nations which are participating in definition of the X-38; ESA to propose a Future Launch Technology Program at the meeting; ESA's Science Programme Committee's approval of a project to send a spacecraft to Mars in 2003.

The article focuses on the challenge faced by Europe to accommodate the present demand for the satellite market. According to a study conducted by Tomorrow's Bird of European Space Agency (ESA), the telecommunication satellites are getting heavier as the operators attempt to mitigate the high cost of spacecraft launching. It discusses the Future Launcher Preparatory Programme (FLPP) that will enable ESA to build a rocket that will replace the Ariane 5 by 2025.

The article reports on the possibility to launch the proposed Russian-European Space Agency Crew Space Transportation System (CSTS) spacecraft by the Khrunichev State Space Research and Production Centre. According to Russia's Federal Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov, Russia is determined to continue developing its relations with Europe in space.

The article reports that the Spacefleet consortium of European academics and engineers are seeking financing for a suborbital horizontal take-off and landing space tourism vehicle. Each passenger seat of the SF-01 vehicle is expected to cost €120,000. According to Spacefleet managing director Ray Wright, the aerodynamics of the vehicle are to be determined and refined using windtunnel and computational fluid dynamics studies at the University of Hertfordshire in England.