European Space Agency Year 2026 Event Preview

ESA Outlines a Busy Year Ahead

ESA ended 2025 with more money than ever, securing record commitments totaling €22B+ from member states at the agency’s ministerial meeting in November. Now, the real work begins. In a press conference at ESA HQ in Paris yesterday, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher laid out the plan for the year ahead, detailing how the agency plans to allocate its €8.26B budget for 2026. Image: ESA By the numbers: Sectors earning the largest shares of the y…

ESA 2026 budget up 7.6% with early effect of ministerial conference; Earth observation, navigation lead allocations

LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency’s 2026 budget, showing the early effects of the three-year funding increase its governments approved in November, will rise by 7.6%, with Earth observation, navigation and Connectivity and Secure Communications accounting for 56% of the total planned spending. ESA governments in late November approved 22.3 billion euros ($26.1 billion), most of it to cover spending between 2026 and 2028. That’s a 31…

European Space Agency Year 2026 Event Preview

European Space Agency Year 2026 Event Preview"As a new year begins, let us take a look at what is ahead for the European Space Agency in 2026. From Earth to the farthest reaches of the Solar System, 2026 marks a year of firsts that continue to shape the future of space."Learn more here: https://www.esa.intCredit: European Space Agency (ESA)Duration: 6 minutesRelease Date: Jan. 8, 2026#NASA #Space #Science #Astronomy #Earth #Satellites #EarthObse…