Decisions about the future of the Europe’s space programme will be made at the ESA Ministerial Council meeting on 1-2 December. <br /> <br />Ministers from the 22 ESA Member States and Canada will gather in Lucerne, Switzerland, to agree on future spending priorities. <br /> <br />As well as funding a core programme, ESA members can subscribe to optional programmes. These range from future astronomy missions to the development of new satellite communications systems. <br /> <br />Before the meeting, each ESA directorate has drawn-up a list of priorities to be considered by ministers. <br /> <br />In this first in a series of reports, we hear from ESA’s Technology Directorate in particular on their proposals for an asteroid mission. <br /> <br />Read more about the ESA Ministerial Council 2016: <br />http://www.esa.int/cm16
