One giant leap for mankind? European Space Agency secures record funding
The European Space Agency (ESA) has secured a record budget of €22.1 billion to fund its programmes for the next three years.
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Lost in cyberspace: Polish agency’s Falcon rocket warning goes to disused ministry email account
Poland's defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has disclosed that his ministry did not receive a warning from the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) about the likely…
European space chief says Europe must be able to compete globally
The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has said the region's space industry needs the muscle to compete globally, warning Europe risks falling behind in the…
EU lags behind as major powers fight to reconquer the moon
The European Union is lagging behind as space agencies race to reconquer the moon.
EU launches final Vega rocket as space pressures grow
The European Union-backed European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its final Vega rocket as competition in the aerospace sector hots up.
Airbus and Thales ‘try again to merge space businesses’
Two European space technology giants, Germany's Airbus and France's Thales, are again in talks to merge their space activities, French weekly La Tribune has reported.
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket debut planned for July 9
Europe's new Ariane 6 satellite launcher will stage a long-awaited inaugural flight on July 9, the head of the European Space Agency said at the Berlin Airshow on…
UK to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme, irritating Brexiteers
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's post-Brexit UK is to rejoin the European Union's Horizon science programme, set to become an associate country to the scheme…
Crash landing sees Russia’s Moon mission end in failure
Russia's headline-grabbing Moon mission has reportedly ended in failure after the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface.
Russian moon-mission likely the ‘last hurrah’ for its space programme, expert says
Russia's latest moon mission will probably represent the "last hurrah" of the country's illustrious space programme, an expert has told Brussels Signal.
European Space Agency issues warning over space debris build-up
The European Space Agency (ESA) warned in its annual report that near-Earth space is increasingly filling up with destructive, fast-moving pieces of defunct satellites…
Ariane 6 launch pushed back to 2024, leaving EU dependent on Musk’s SpaceX
Initially set for its first lift-off in 2020, the ESA spacecraft has experienced numerous delays, forcing European Union Member States to rely on US billionaire…
European Space Agency: Is it the one part of the European project that can still inspire?
It’s rare that you meet someone who finds space exploration boring.
EU relying on Musk to get satellites into space
The European Union is having to rely on US billionaire Elon Musk to get its satellites into space.