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Nature 414, 383 (22 November 2001) | doi:10.1038/35106698

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Europe puts the squeeze on space projects

Sally Goodman

Europe's space scientists are facing some tough decisions, after the member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed a five-year budget that will require some planned missions to be cut.Meeting in Edinburgh last week, ministers from 15 European nations and Canada agreed funding for ESA's entire range of projects.