I'm likely picking nits here, but is it "ESA", or is it "the ESA" when used in a sentence?
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Their own Web site omits the article "the".
Although one would write "...the European space agency...", by itself the acronym ESA seems to be considered a proper noun, so it doesn't need the article.
See http://www.esa.int/
Although one would write "...the European space agency...", by itself the acronym ESA seems to be considered a proper noun, so it doesn't need the article.
See http://www.esa.int/
Selden
You're quite welcome.
For those who are interested in English usage, this Web page seems to describe articles and proper nouns reasonably well:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/articles.html
For those who are interested in English usage, this Web page seems to describe articles and proper nouns reasonably well:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/articles.html
Selden