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est prsente comme un tremplin vers la construction d'une future base lunaire ? </b><br>  Il y a un certain nombre de discussions  ce sujet. Sans aucun doute, l'ISS va tre un tremplin pour la poursuite de l'exploration de l'espace. Je pense que tout qui travaille dans le monde de l'espace est convaincu que l'ISS ne signifie pas une fin. Plusieurs pistes, diffrentes approches sont  l'tude : une base lunaire, une mission habite vers mars. Non, l'ISS, ce n'est pas une voie sans issue.  <P> <B>De quelle manire la Belgique participe-t-elle au programme ISS ? </b><br>  Via l'ESA, la Belgique a une participation plutt importante, surtout pour le dveloppement de nouvelles technologies. Par exemple, il y a le project du Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) La Belgique a fait un effort significatif pour le programme X-38 qui devrait prparer le CRV. Puis il y a la science. Alors que la Belgique n'est qu'un petit Etat membre de l'ESA, elle contribue  raison de 10 % pour l'quipement scientifique  bord du laboratoire europen Columbus qui sera amarr  l'ISS en 2004-2005. La Belgique fait vraiment un effort considrable.  <P> <b>Voyez-vous une certaine rivalit entre les pays qui participent ?</b><br>  Non, il n'y a pas de rivalit. Mais, videmment, il y a des diffrences dans le domaine technologique, pour les oprations et au plus haut niveau politique: quels doivent tre nos objectifs ? L'un des plus grands dfis et c'est aussi l'un des avantages de la station spatiale est de pouvoir dpasser ces diffrences. Il n'y a donc pas de rivalit mais un dfi  rsoudre les problmes qui se posent. 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