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ESA secures record €22.1bn at Bremen ministerial, delivering 99% of proposed €22.25bn

ESA member states committed a record €22.07–22.1 billion at the Bremen Ministerial Council, funding that represents roughly 99% of the agency's €22.25 billion proposal and covers the next three years. The package underpins exploration programmes and formalises a broader defence role for the agency.

2025-11-27T03:42:31.985160-08:00

SpaceNews.com

ESA secures record €22bn ministerial package, but exploration programmes face funding shortfalls

2025-11-27T12:22:30.681208-08:00

Aviation Week

Airbus ships fourth European Service Module (ESM‑4) to Kennedy for Artemis IV despite mission uncertainty

2025-11-11T01:41:08.863140-08:00

Space Intel Report

France commits $4.9B to military space, $18.5B to civil programmes; unveils Space Command and National Space Strategy

2025-11-12T12:15:40.315890-08:00

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Euronews

ESA to build Greenland ground station to secure satellite data amid electronic‑warfare concerns The European Space Agency will establish a ground station in Greenland to provide an alternative, more secure downlink for satellite imagery, air‑traffic monitoring and weather data. The move is aimed at hardening high‑latitude data routes and improving resilience against electronic‑warfare and comms disruptions.

2025-12-05T23:39:27.152870-08:00

ESA to build Greenland ground station to secure satellite data amid electronic‑warfare concerns

Space Intel Report

Spain doubles ESA investment, rises to fourth‑largest member ahead of UK and Belgium At the ESA ministerial in Bremen, Spain pledged a twofold increase to its European Space Agency contributions, moving into fourth place among member states ahead of the UK and Belgium. The additional funding is earmarked for launchers, secure communications and low‑Earth‑orbit PNT capabilities.

2025-12-05T08:45:27.791921-08:00

Spain doubles ESA investment, rises to fourth‑largest member ahead of UK and Belgium

European Spaceflight

UK trims €170m from ESA contributions, says cut reprioritises programmes to national objectives The UK has cut €170 million from its European Space Agency contributions, citing current economic conditions. The government says the reduction is a reprioritisation that shifts funding away from some ESA programmes and reflects a focus on national industrial and strategic objectives.

2025-12-05T06:06:26.701571-08:00

UK trims €170m from ESA contributions, says cut reprioritises programmes to national objectives

Universe Today

ESA study maps strict discovery and geometry requirements to intercept a future interstellar visitor A paper by Prof. Colin Snodgrass and colleagues defines the narrow discovery-to-launch timing, orbital geometry and brightness conditions an ESA mission would need to intercept a future interstellar object or a comet making its first inner‑solar‑system pass. It evaluates the likelihood of locating a suitable target within a realistic launch window.

2025-12-03T04:05:09.947683-08:00

ESA study maps strict discovery and geometry requirements to intercept a future interstellar visitor

SpaceWatch Global

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Isar Aerospace wins ESA contract to launch SYNDEO-3 on Spectrum in late 2026 Isar Aerospace has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency to launch the EU's SYNDEO‑3 technology-demonstration satellite on its Spectrum launcher in late 2026. The flight is part of the European Commission’s In‑Orbit Demonstration and In‑Orbit Validation (IOD/IOV) programme.

2025-12-02T02:44:55.410173-08:00

Isar Aerospace wins ESA contract to launch SYNDEO-3 on Spectrum in late 2026

ESA

SOHO marks 30 years of continuous solar observation from L1 On 2 December 1995 the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) launched on a planned two‑year mission. Thirty years on, SOHO remains stationed about 1.5 million km sunward of Earth, providing an almost uninterrupted record of solar activity spanning roughly three 11‑year cycles.

2025-12-02T02:03:40.104883-08:00

SOHO marks 30 years of continuous solar observation from L1

Space Intel Report

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Germany Eyes Rival to EU’s Iris2 as It Pledges Major ESA Funding at Ministerial At the ESA ministerial in Bremen, Germany signalled plans to back a potential national rival to the European Commission’s Iris2 multi-orbit secure connectivity programme and pledged significant funding to ESA, reflecting Berlin’s impatience with current EU approaches to sovereign communications and defence capabilities.

2025-11-28T06:53:50.165527-08:00

Germany Eyes Rival to EU’s Iris2 as It Pledges Major ESA Funding at Ministerial

SpaceNews.com

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ESA secures record €22bn ministerial package, but exploration programmes face funding shortfalls ESA has secured a record €22 billion ministerial package through 2028, but member-state resistance and remaining budget gaps leave human and robotic exploration programmes — including a planned first European crewed lunar mission — exposed to timeline risk and capability shortfalls.

2025-11-27T12:22:30.681208-08:00

ESA secures record €22bn ministerial package, but exploration programmes face funding shortfalls

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