A handful of other countries have their own lunar programs, as does the European Union. Through 2030, governments and private entities have planned more than 400 missions in the next two decades to ...

European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius discusses the new EU Space Act at a June 25 briefing. Credit: EC Audiovisual Service BRUSSELS — The European Union’s new government ...

"Time is of the essence" to quickly develop a European space policy that relies much more heavily on European-made equipment and services in order to boost the continent's security and competitiveness ...

BREMEN, Germany — The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the agency's next three-year period, including an increase in funding for science exploration and ...

WASHINGTON — A new report highlights a shift in Europe’s space sector that could alter who sets priorities for billions of dollars in satellite programs tied to security and defense. The European ...

On December 17, 2025, Europe achieved another milestone in its space exploration ambitions with the successful launch of two Galileo navigation satellites aboard the Ariane 6 rocket. This launch marks ...

Nine high school students from Austria, Greece, and Portugal have emerged from a specially designed habitat near Monsaraz, ...

Europe dreams of autonomy in orbit. Yet, despite growing ambitions for strategic autonomy in space, Europe continues to bear structural dependencies that limit its ability to be an independent actor ...

Representatives of 27 European Union members and the European Space Agency will meet this spring to set down governance principles for the joint Space Council that will define a common European space ...

Germany has positioned itself to become the "strongest conventional army in Europe" by 2039. Big military investments are ...

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