20 0 1年 11月 14～ 15日召开的欧洲空间部长会议确定了欧空局的投资重点 ,大约80 %的申请经费获得通过。他们把可利用的政府资金集中在两个主要方面。第一个优先重点是长期运行具有巨大商业潜力的项目 ,对早期研究和技术开发需要政府拨款 ,而工业界承担不了这样的投资。第二个 The European Space Ministers’ Meeting held on November 14-15, 2001, identified the ESA’s investment priorities, and approximately 80% of the application funds were approved. They focused their available government funds on two major aspects. The first priority is the long-term operation of projects with huge commercial potential. Government funding for early research and technological development is needed, and the industry cannot afford such investment. the second