Space scientists in Europe are trying to convince member states of the European Space Agency (ESA), whose space ministers are due to meet next month, to lift a three-year funding 'cap' on the agency's science programme. The cap has not only significantly eroded the programme, but also helped to plunge it into its most serious financial crisis. According to Roger Bonnet, ESA's space science director, if the cap is not lifted, some programmes in ESA's long-term Horizons 2000 science plan may have to be abandoned.
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