Russia-Ukraine War Forces Extensive ESA Program Review

Soyuz launch
The Feb. 27 Soyuz launch from Kourou, French Guiana, may have been the last in a long period of cooperation between Europe and Russia.
Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Space projects function as tools for diplomacy, but the world is seeing that when relations among nations chill, those projects fracture. As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, neither Russia nor Ukraine can cooperate with the European Space Agency any longer. Neither can fulfill its key role...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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