March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... private sector in civil and defence space and the next destination for US space exploration. A plan for Europe A European Space Agency (ESA) Council meeting in December 2016 focused on ‘Space 4.0 for a united space in Europe’, ESA’s main objective...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
... is that we are the most advanced in terms of reusability. We started to develop our reusable technology in 2017 with a European Space Agency programme, and we are now the most advanced. Not all small launchers are reusable, so I think this is ...
13 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
...entry demonstrator Wednesday to validate technologies for future robotic exploration probes, winged space planes, and reusable rocket boosters. The European Space Agency’s Intermediate Experimental Vehicle — about the size of a family car — will take...
24 June 2016
Will Brexit Lead to Spexit?
... program, including that of Britain's relationship with the European Space Agency. Over three quarters of the funds Britain spends on space programs is sent to ESA, which is not a European Union organization. As noted by ESA Director-General Johann...
13 September 2017
New constellation to reshape Earth observation market
... (EDRS), the SpaceDataHighway was developed through a public-private partnership (PPP) between Airbus and the European Space Agency (ESA). As such, Airbus’s Pléiades Neo satellites will be the first commercial constellation to be equipped with this...
29 November 2019
Hera mission is approved as ESA receives biggest ever budget
At a two-day ministerial meeting held in Seville, Spain this week, the European Space Agency’s member states approved the most ambitious plan to date by agreeing to provide nearly 12.5 billion euros ($13.8 billion) for ...
