ESA Boss Puts Price Tag On Human Spaceflight Dependence

esa astronaut sophie adenot

ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot hitched a ride on a SpaceX Dragon to get to the ISS.

Credit: ESA
PARIS—As Europe mulls pursuing independent human spaceflight, it needs to ask itself whether it is happy to send money abroad to get its astronauts to space or wants to invest in its own capabilities, European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher argues. “Buying flights for European...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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