Editing European Space Agency (section)

===Cooperation with other space agencies===
Since China has invested more money into space activities, the [[Chinese Space Agency]] has sought international partnerships. Besides the [[Russian Space Agency]], ESA is one of its most important partners. Both space agencies cooperated in the development of the [[Double Star Mission]].<ref>{{cite video |url=http://www.ucd.ie/news/2010/10OCT10/011010-ESA-space-satellite-results-examined-at-UCD-hosted-conference.html#video |title=An interview with David Southwood, ESA Science Director |publisher=Space.co.uk |date=29 March 2008 |medium=Video |access-date=30 January 2013 |archive-date=4 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104152406/http://www.ucd.ie/news/2010/10OCT10/011010-ESA-space-satellite-results-examined-at-UCD-hosted-conference.html#video |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, the ESA sent two astronauts to China for two weeks sea survival training with Chinese astronauts in [[Yantai]], Shandong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180626-why-europes-astronauts-are-learning-chinese |title=Why Europe's astronauts are learning Chinese |website=BBC News |date=26 June 2018 |access-date=28 June 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628123150/http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180626-why-europes-astronauts-are-learning-chinese |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ESA entered into a major joint venture with Russia in the form of the [[CSTS]], the preparation of [[French Guiana]] spaceport for launches of [[Soyuz-2 (rocket)|Soyuz-2]] rockets and other projects. With India, the ESA agreed to send instruments into space aboard the [[ISRO]]'s [[Chandrayaan-1]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.space.co.uk/DataBank/Transcripts/20080329DavidSouthwood/tabid/441/Default.aspx |title=David Southwood at the 2008 UK Space Conference |date=29 March 2008 |work=Space.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208204803/http://www.space.co.uk/DataBank/Transcripts/20080329DavidSouthwood/tabid/441/Default.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2008 }}</ref> The ESA is also co-operating with Japan, the most notable current project in collaboration with [[JAXA]] is the ''[[BepiColombo]]'' mission to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]].