Enlarge / Artist's concept of the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover on Mars. (credit: Adrian Mann/Stocktrek Images) The more than two dozen nations that make up the European Space Agency concluded their high-level "ministerial" meeting on Wednesday, establishing a budget and priorities for the next three years. A German delegate chosen to chair the meeting, Anna Christmann, said the space agency's plans reflect a bold agenda for Europe to lead in climate science and maintain independent and launch capability.