欧洲空间局历来是以发展为和平利用外层空间的航天技术为己任的。但近年来，由于民用空间任务经费削减，军事空间任务前景看好，军事和民用部门都希望尽量节省空间支出，因此，在今后的年代里，欧空局有望接受军事空间任务。一些欧洲的政府官员预测，欧空局最终将成为欧洲联盟 It has always been the responsibility of the European Space Agency to develop space technology for the peaceful uses of outer space. However, in recent years, due to the reduction of funding for civil space missions and the promising military mission of the military, both the military and civilian sectors hope to save space as much as possible. Therefore, ESA is expected to accept military space tasks in the coming years. Some European government officials predict ESA will eventually become the European Union