N° 59–2022: Media Invitation: Results of poll on ‘Europeans and space activities’

The ‘Europeans and space activities’ survey focuses on European perceptions of the purpose of space activities, the European space autonomy and private players in space activities. This was carried out online between 25 September and 6 October 2022 and questioned over 21 000 Europeans, in 22 representative samples of national populations aged 18 or over.

The poll was conducted ahead of ESA’s Ministerial Council (CM22), which will be held in Paris on 22/23 November. At CM22, ESA’s Member States, Associate Members and cooperating states will be invited to strengthen Europe’s space ambitions and ensure that space continues to serve European citizens.

Programme

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Date:               Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Time:               9:00 to 9:30  
Place:              Online meeting (recorded, no livestream)

Harris Interactive presents the results of the latest ‘Europeans and space activities' survey and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will be present for a Q&A session afterwards.

Media accreditation

The press meeting will be held online via Teams and journalists will have an opportunity to ask questions live. The event will be recorded for future references.

Media representatives wanting to attend online are requested to register via the registration form by 14 November 2022.
https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/

If you have further questions, please contact media@esa.int.

Further information

‘Europeans and space activities’ Wave 1:
https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corporate/European_and_space_activities_Harris_results.pdf

‘Europeans and space activities’ Wave 2:
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/How_much_do_European_citizens_know_about_space
https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corporate/Harris_Results_EN_Europeans_and_space_activities_(ESA).pdf

ESA Ministerial Council (CM22)

The ESA Council at Ministerial level, CM22, will be held in Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday, 22/23 November, ESA’s Member States, Associate Members and cooperating states are invited to together strengthen Europe’s space ambitions and ensure that space continues to serve European citizens.

Journalists are invited to take note that while the announcement of the new astronaut class of 2022 immediately follows the CM22 press conference on the same day, the two events are treated as two different media occasions, with separate media invitations and press releases.

For more information about media opportunities at the ESA Council at Ministerial level and accreditation, please click here.

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About the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are Associate Members.

ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int

For further information:

ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Ninja Menning
Email: media@esa.int
Tel: +31 71 565 6409