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EU ministers called for increased public and private investment to support innovation in the space sector today, as they pledged to use space to boost European competitiveness.

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Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), speaking at the European Space Conference held in Brussels, has urged European space-rela

Europe is facing an “unprecedented crisis” having lost its independent access to space, commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton said, as he called on the EU to take a greater role in protecting the continent’s interests.

The European Space Agency will sign contracts with industry in May 2024 for the development of a vehicle to take cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) and back to earth, as a first step towards a model pioneered by NASA to reduce demands on public funding, whilst at the same time promoting development of a commercial space sector.

The launch of Europe’s scientific and commercial satellites has in general been handled by rockets from Arianespace. Currently, the company’s latest rocket,

Paris (ESA) Dec 19, 2023 - ESA is launching a competition which initiates a first phase of activities for European companies to eventually demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in low-Earth

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ArianeGroup begins testing prototype of multirole Susie upper stage ArianeGroup has begun testing what it considers to be a versatile answer to numerous challenges facing European spaceflight.

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