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European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race
ESA's 23 member states agreed on a €22.1 billion budget for 2026-2028, with Germany contributing over €5 billion to boost Europe's strategic autonomy in space.
- On Thursday, the European Space Agency said it would increase its budget for the next three years as Josef Aschbacher thanked ESA's 23 European member states.
- Amid concerns Europe might fall behind, Josef Aschbacher warned ministers Europe could lose ground in space travel without more investment, while France's Philippe Baptiste urged European strategic autonomy from external suppliers.
- Germany said it would increase its contribution to more than 5 billion euros, up from its 2022 contribution which exceeded 3.5 billion, Dorothee Bär stated.
- Aschbacher said ESA hopes a European could fly to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis program and signed a letter with Norway to advance an Arctic Space Centre in Tromsø for Arctic climate and security monitoring.
- Tensions centre on national-identity programs such as launchers and lunar exploration, where industrial stakes run high, as Aschbacher asked `Will you choose unity or fragmentation?` while officials signalled backing reflected sharply different national priorities involving France, Italy, Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg.
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The European Space Agency ESA will receive substantial funding from its member states in the coming years. “It is a huge investment,” says Ella Carlsson, Director General of the Swedish Space Agency.
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BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency announced Thursday that it will increase its budget for the next three years to nearly 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Ahead of the agency's two-day conference beginning Thursday in the German city of Bremen, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher had expressed concern that Europe could fall behind in space travel if it did not invest more money, the German news agency dpa reported. On Thursday, Aschbac…
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