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M-MATISSE mission using robot orbiters could map Mars space weather before human landing
If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there.
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Meet the 5 space tech firms vying to be Europe’s next launch provider
ESA has chosen five rocket firms to compete for €169mn contracts, aiming to restore Europe’s independent access to space.
The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race
The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level ...
Mars in just 15 years? European Space Agency’s bold plan includes space cities and AI farmers
The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed an ambitious plan to establish human settlements on Mars within 15 years. ESA's ...
Can the EU jet itself into the space race?
A revolution is coming to space, according to the European Commission, which has just proposed a new Space Act. Increasing the EU’s competitiveness in the space sector is the goal of the new ...
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European Space Agency: Facts & Information
The European Space Agency itself came to be in 1975 through a merger of ESRO and ELDO, with 10 founding member countries. Its first satellite mission was Cos-B, which looked at gamma-rays in space.
This French astronaut’s food in space? Foie gras and lobster bisque.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot will take food from Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic to the International Space Station ...