European Space Agency

In times of tight finances, ESA funding for the next three years is going up by 17%, but the US and China are investing significantly more in their space programmes

There is political agreement on an EU satellite network to provide Europe and Africa with secure communications. But industry says it needs more detail to implement the plan

EU’s earth observation programme will be left with crater-size funding gap if UK contribution is blocked. The European Space Agency chief says alternative funds ‘must be found’