The European Space Agency is Europe's gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the people of Europe.
ESA has 15 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.
Fennessey Ranch
The Fennessey Ranch, a 4,000-acre privately owned wildlife habitat near Corpus Christi in Refugio County, has partnered with the University of Houston to establish a Conservation Center of Excellence. The agreement provides university faculty and students with a site for Texas coastal conservation research and the development of techniques to safeguard the fragile natural resources on the coast.
Houston Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
The primary goal of the Houston Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (H-LSAMP) is to double, in five years, the number of minority students earning bachelors degrees in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (STEM) at the University of Houston. Through the Collaborative Learning Community (CLC), the program has implemented an effective approach for retaining minority students at the University by encouraging students taking high-risk courses to also actively participate in workshops that help them improve study and problem solving abilities, as well as to develop time management, goal setting, and team building skills. Many students in the H-LSAMP program are matched with a faculty advisor in order to facilitate mentoring, detect any problems and to guide the student in professional and career decision making strategies. Being able to work with faculty on their research projects reinforces academic skills and prepares the student for graduate education.
World Space Congress 2002
The World Space Congress 2002: The New Face of Space has been called the "meeting of the decade for space professionals." But the World Space Congress 2002, convening in Houston, is really much more than that because the words "space professionals" barely describe the breadth and depth of space activities in the next 10 years. Like any new world, space offers continually expanding resources for commerce, science, technology, and education. From the discovery of distant planets to medical advancements, from geological exploration to urban planning, from water on Mars to energy sources in developing nations, you'll find it all here. And you'll have an unprecedented look at how advances in space can and does improve life on Earth.
The Congress provides the public with a first-ever opportunity to see international exhibits from country/space agency and commercial sectors in the United States.
