European Space Agency

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
A sense of urgency led member states to fuel ESA with record funding.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Europe is ending its meeting to set the European Space Agency’s 2026-28 funding framework with a record commitment of €22.1 billion—and a sense of urgency.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
German rocket startup Isar Aerospace has secured a contract from the European Space Agency to launch an in-orbit demonstration late next year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency has secured €22.07 billion for its work over the next three years which will support efforts to diversify Europe's launcher base.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency is seeking around $4.5 billion from its member states to support its space transportation program covering the 2026-29 period.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
ESA will keep the window open for member states to sign on to a new security-focused Earth-observation program for a year.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
When ESA meets in Bremen this week for its annual ministerial, decisions about government support for sovereign launch activities will draw intense interest.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The ESA will request €600 million from member states at a ministerial council later this month for the first cargo mission of the Argonaut lunar lander.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Canada is heading to the European Space Agency’s triennial financing meeting with a wad of cash.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The companies putting money on the line to stand up Europe’s future sovereign satellite communications constellation are determined to keep the nascent program on schedule.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Astrolight and the European Space Agency have started building a laser communications ground station in Greenland.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
European Space Agency member states convene later this month for their triennial summit to hammer out funding plans.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The Sun is not the only star to experience solar flares, researchers says after observing the first such coronal mass ejection from a star 130 light years away.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Established space companies are looking to open a new chapter to retain relevancy.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Arianespace launched the Sentinel-1D environmental monitoring satellite.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency has launched a project to explore the creation of protein in low Earth orbit to support future space exploration missions.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Europe is gearing up for the launch of its next C-band environmental monitoring satellite with a growing sense of urgency to get Sentinel-1D operational.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
European Space Agency opens first Asian office.
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
The ERS initiative to build up the region’s autonomy in key security-related areas could see its first space launches take place in 2028.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency has dropped the Truths mission from its €22 billion ($25.5 billion) planned submission to member ministers.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
JAXA, Sierra Space and The Exploration Co. hope their craft will join the fleet of station cargo ships.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Data Arianespace collected on the Ariane 6 is evidence of the level of its engineering, the director general of the European Space Agency (ESA) said Oct. 14.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Swiss government is looking to expand its military space capacity to field a range of capabilities, including counter-space, to safeguard its troops.
Budget, Policy & Operations