ESA Eyes 2028 For First European Resilience From Space Launches

Sentinel 5 atop a second-generation satellite

Sentinel-5 is a Copernicus mission that is hosted on the MetOp Second Generation A-type weather satellites.

Credit: European Union
The European Resilience from Space (ERS) initiative, aimed at building the region’s autonomy in key security-related areas, could see its first space launches take place in 2028, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Joseph Aschbacher said Oct. 28. ESA is lobbying member states to commit to...
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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