Europe launches its first space commissioner straight into a budget scrap
Despite not having much experience on space, Andrius Kubilius is tipped to be running EU rocket and satellite policy.
Josef Aschbacher
Europe smarts as SpaceX bags key satellite launch contract
Launching a weather satellite with SpaceX and not Ariane 6 is a “surprising” decision, said Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency.
French, Belgian euronauts next to fly to ISS
Astronauts are already in Houston for mission prep ahead of next year’s launch.
Twelve European countries sign up to zero debris space treaty
.The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday (22 May) received ten countries’ signatures for its Zero Debris Charter, dealing with ‘space junk’ orbiting Earth, amid mounting concerns over increasingly overcrowded outer space.
Thales, Exploration Company to build European reusable spaceships amid space access crisis
Two European companies were selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday (22 May) to develop a re-entry cargo spaceship and alleviate Europe’s struggle to access space independently.