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Elon Musk’s Space X project divides opinion. But how can its spectacular success – and recent failure – take humanity forward - and at a time when for many of us the focus is much closer to home? Innovation, leadership, resilience and collaboration are all in play as we strive for the next frontier, whatever our sector or profession.

Five of the European Space Agency's latest crop of astronaut candidates met the media in Cologne. They're part of a 17-person crew chosen from more than 22,000 applicants. By 2026, the ESA hopes some will go to the ISS.

Northern Ireland’s first astronaut has spoken about her experience of training to go into space.

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Rosemary Coogan began training at the European Space Agency’s astronaut centre in Germany last month.

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher says Europe needs a wake-up call

Five of the European Space Agency's latest crop of astronaut candidates met the media in Cologne. They're part of a 17-person crew chosen from more than 22,000 applicants. By 2026, the ESA hopes some will go to the ISS.

The European Commission said Friday that it has secured an 'in principle' agreement to lift the ban on the transit of Ukrainian grain via five EU member nations. This comes after concerns were raised earlier by Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia that grain from Ukraine intended for export to other nations had wound up in their domestic markets, driving down prices for local farmers.

Braving all odds, including a bad airstrip and poor night vision, Indian Air Force personnel on the intervening night of 27 April and 28, rescued 121 people from Wadi Sayyidna in Sudan in an IAF C-130J heavy-lift aircraft.  The airstrip is about 40 km north of the violently tumultuous Sudanese capital of Khartoum.

The European Space Agency's first para-astronaut experiences weightlessness on a "vomit comet".