Contractors
EADS was responsible for the project management and for the entire software equipment of the system. Other partner companies were also involved in the development. The European Space Agency (ESA) and EADS hoped to complete development of Hopper between 2015 and 2020. After the first glide test on May 2004, no updates were forthcoming and eventually the project was canceled.
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