The future of ESRO and, particularly, of ELDO hinges on any agreement which may be made to join NASA's post-Apollo programme. Europe almost certainly cannot afford both participation in the shuttle programme and the continuation of ELDO, but it has been suggested that a firm undertaking by NASA to launch all ESRO satellites (including applications satellites) would pave the way to complete transatlantic cooperation.
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ESRO and ELDO: Point of No Return. Nature 231, 227–228 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231227a0
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