European Space Agency

Small companies fulfil R&D needs in the EU space sector but have a hard time scaling up. They’re calling on policymakers to improve support – and say without it, the EU risks losing talent to the US

EU will allocate nearly €9B up to 2027 for the European Space Agency to design new-generation systems and programmes

Europe hails first of its kind collaboration with the US for new tool to monitor climate change

European Space Resources Innovation Centre will carry out research to support the country’s ambitions to mine minerals and metals on the moon and on asteroids

European Space Agency director Johann-Dietrich Wörner talks to Science|Business about returning to the moon, and growing competition in a new spaceflight era

Research ministers agree funding for a number of big ticket items, with Germany, France, Italy and the UK making the biggest contributions

The freedom, and perils, of a plan to build a rival to Galileo and the US global positioning system