The event brought together Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, representatives from the pilot lines, and the Executive Director of Chips JU.

The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) insists that Italy’s move to independently develop its own rocket operations at a time when Italian space officials are considering the benefits of a possible hook-up with Elon Musk‘s Starlink in the satellite field does not mean Europe’s commitment to the ESA programme is weakening.

With both the United States and the European Union changing their leadership in 2024 the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program and The Friedrich Naumann Foundation are pleased to present findings from a new joint report analyzing the priorities of the new European Commission and highlighting key issues that will shape the future of US-EU cooperation.

Now, a €3.9m EU-funded project called ET COMPACT is developing three fuel-free propulsion systems around solar energy and green propulsion innovations. The aim is to reduce satellite costs while significantly increasing the proportion of useable satellite mass, for example for scientific experiments, antennas or cameras.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is healthy on its way to the moon, and even witnessed a solar eclipse from space when Earth passed in front of the sun as seen from the spacecraft.

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated this Tuesday that the "top priority" of the European Union is to quickly establish relations with the new administration of the United States to seek common interests and negotiate,

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch Alliance and the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn,

A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.

The new composite image, which combines hundreds of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the Andromeda Galaxy with more than 200 million individually resolved stars.

Experts say the EU can wield its digital services rules against election interference – but even that won’t be easy.

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