European Space Agency Secures Funding Boost To Preserve Relevance

ESA officials at meeting

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher secured almost all the funding he sought from members at the agency’s triennial funding summit.

Credit: European Space Agency
Europe has realized the time to dither in the global space race is over. The question now is whether a load of money can stop the erosion of the region’s competitive position. European Space Agency (ESA) member states—plus affiliate Canada—handed the organization a 17% real-terms increase in...
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