1. The Programme shall support the procurement and aggregation of launching services for the needs of the Programme and, at their request, the aggregation for Member States and international organisations.
2. In synergies with other Union programmes and funding schemes, and without prejudice to ESA’s activities in the area of access to space, the Programme may support:
(a)
adaptations, including technology development, to space launch systems which are necessary for launching satellites, including alternative technologies and innovative systems on access to space, for the implementation of the Programme’s components;
(b)
adaptations to the space ground infrastructure, including new developments, which are necessary for the implementation of the Programme.