Slovenia Begins March Toward ESA Membership

摘要

Slovenia has begun the multiyear process of becoming a member of the European Space Agency (ESA) by signing a cooperation agreement with ESA, ESA announced June 9.rnThe cooperation agreement comes a year after Estonia signed a similar agreement. It is expected to lead to Slovenia's becoming a European Cooperating State, which in ESA's terminology means a nation that has certain financial obligations to the agency but is not yet a full member.