When ESA’s Director General Jan Woerner started his last 12 months at the helm of the European Space Agency end of June, he wrote a blog that witnessed a certain impatience and urgency about the future and direction of the organization.
Read More »International student teams unveil their lunar habitation concepts at IGLUNA 2020
IGLUNA project presentations will take place as of today, 10th July until Sunday 19th July live on YouTube. In one academic year, more than 150 students from 10 different countries have gathered their knowledge around the IGLUNA program to design technologies for human survival in space.
Read More »ESA And Roscosmos Postpone Second ExoMars Launch To 2022
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation announced on 12 March 2020 that they have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red Planet to 2022.
Read More »ESA And The European Commission Preorder Four More Ariane 6 Launches
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that it has finalized its preorder for four more launches on Ariane 6, along with an initial payment.
Read More »ESA Head Jan Woerner Announces He Will Step Down In July 2021
After several months of speculation, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Jan Woerner announced on 28 February 2020 that he will not seek another term as head of the space agency and will step down from his position in July 2021.
Read More »ESA And European Defence Agency Cooperate On Space Solutions For Extreme Disasters And Environments
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) are embarking on new cooperative projects for exploring unknown or potentially hazardous environments: harnessing drones for the monitoring of disaster-stricken regions or toxic spill sites and making use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to navigate across the surface of asteroids or other terra incognita.
Read More »Horizon Europe For Space: What To Expect After 2020?
EU strategy for space outlines fostering a competitive and innovative European space sector as one of its key objectives. Yet becoming a global leader in space requires funding and extensive support in the R&D.
Read More »ESA ministers commit to biggest ever budget at Space19+
ESA’s Council at Ministerial Level, Space19+, has concluded in Seville, Spain, with the endorsement of the most ambitious plan to date for the future of ESA and the whole European space sector. The meeting brought together ministers with responsibility for space activities in Europe, along with Canada and observers from the EU.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Dr. John Mankins of the Moon Village Association and Mankins Space Technology, Inc.
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, we couldn't think of a better feature than SpaceWatch.Global's Editor, Chaitanya Gopal's interview with Dr. John Mankins of the Moon Village Association (MVA) to discuss the ways in which this NGO is looking at the best ways of establishing a community on Earth's closest neighbour. Enjoy this insight!
Read More »European Space Agency To Support Portuguese Space Launch Programme
Portugal is developing the infrastructure for a national spaceport on one of the islands of the Azores archipelago, Santa Maria, a European launch and landing location for small satellites.
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