Rebecca Johnson of the Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy in London, author of the EP-commissioned "Europe's space policies and their relevance to European Security and Defence Policy", told MEPs that "space can provide unparalleled resources for supporting Europe’s security in relation to humanitarian and environmental crises and diverse natural, criminal and military threats".
Aprīļa beigās Komisija un Eiropas Kosmosa aģentūra pieņēma kopēju paziņojumu, kas vēstīja, ka „Eiropas kosmosa politikas stratēģiskā misija balstīsies uz miermīlīgu kosmosa izpēti, ko veiks visas dalībvalstis”.