One of the policies which is to underpin the overall review of the evolution of the Agency is a 'science and technological policy aimed at improving human knowledge and stimulating economic development' (ESA Council Document (97)56).
first amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The First Amendment protects against abridgements of the freedom of speech. Although in many cases the question of whether speech has been regulated is not in doubt, as with most restrictions on oral or written communication, in some it is an important threshold issue for courts to consider.