The document discusses the governance of European space activities. The key actors are the European Space Agency (ESA), national space agencies of member states, and the European Union (EU). The ESA was established in 1975 by member states and coordinates national resources for space. The EU is a newer political project since 1951 that can develop space programs since 2009. These two organizations have different legal and political systems. The governance system involves an elaboration phase led by member states, ESA, and EU, a decision phase involving discussions in the Space Council and EU Commission, and an execution phase coordinated by the Space Council, ESA and EU Commission.