By late 1970, the plans for "Europa-2" were created. "Europa-2" was a similarly designed rocket with an extra stage added in. The funding for "Europa-2" was supplied 90% by France and Germany. On November 5, 1971, "Europa-2" was launched for the first time, but unsuccessfully. The failure of the rocket led to the consideration of a "Europa-3" rocket design. However, "Europa-3" was never created and the lack of funding prompted the merging of the European Launcher Development Organisation and the European Space Research Organisation to form the European Space Agency.