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ESA’s Vigil space weather mission balances operational and scientific demands

Vigil could provide notice of four to five days of high-speed winds streaming toward Earth.

by Debra Werner January 30, 2024January 31, 2024

Europe sets up space finance taskforce

by Jason Rainbow January 25, 2024January 25, 2024

Spire to devise GNSS-independent aircraft tracking satellites for ESA

by Jason Rainbow July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

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Companies have diverging views on the future of European launch

by Andrew Jones November 16, 2022January 30, 2023

Vega C lifts off on maiden flight

by Jason Rainbow July 13, 2022April 13, 2023

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Four technology goals ESA favors for honing Europe’s competitive edge

by Caleb Henry November 22, 2019January 23, 2023

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ESA ministerial preview: Building the pillars for Europe’s future in space

by Jeff Foust November 22, 2019January 23, 2023

Pascale Ehrenfreund, a research professor at George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, was selected June 18 to succeed Johann-Dietrich Wörner as the executive chairman of the German space agency DLR. Credit: DLR

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Space agency leaders discuss ever-expanding roles for AI

by Debra Werner November 19, 2019May 22, 2024

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ESA Director General calls for aggressive action on space debris

by Debra Werner November 19, 2019February 18, 2023

ExoMars 2020 parachute test

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ESA turns to NASA to assist in crucial ExoMars parachute tests

by Andrew Jones September 18, 2019January 23, 2023