The LEO Cargo Return Service project exemplifies ESA's commitment to ensuring Europe's prominent role in space exploration. It prepares us for the post-ISS era, strengthening European industry's competitiveness in low Earth orbit operations, as well as being a test case for the ESA transformation and working differently.
This historic initiative demonstrates ESA's agility and willingness to act as an anchor client, hence combining public and private funding, like NASA did about 15 years ago.
Thales Alenia Space plans to develop an end-to-end commercial passenger and cargo transport service to provide Europe with 'sustainable access' to low Earth orbit and cater to the global market.
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