Space

The next frontier - U-space - designated airspace for use by drones, is opening up. This raises the prospect of airborne home deliveries, once service providers are in place to manage traffic

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

The ‘era of naivety is over’. Now Europe needs to pool resources with members states to boost Europe’s industry and maintain its independent access to space, EU Space meeting is told

Despite provocative comments from the head of the Russian space agency, no steps have been taken and NASA says cooperation continues as normal

As the Ukraine war continues, more of the top scientific establishments in Europe suspend collaboration with Russian counterparts

How should universities and scientists handle the war in Ukraine? Here, Science|Business offers some ‘staff picks’ of good books for background reading on the issues raised

A year after announcing its ambition to ensure secure internet connections from space, the European Commission says it will provide industry with €2.4B to spur development of Europe’s own ultra-secure quantum-encrypted broadband system to do this

It’s currently shut out of international research in Horizon Europe, but Switzerland is now a member of the €1.9B project to build the world’s largest telescope, becoming the first non-founder country to join the club

A report commissioned by the ITRE committee says small companies should tap EU funds to develop new products and services, strengthening Europe’s space industry and reinforcing its global competitiveness

Horizon Europe space research partnership was brutally cut after member states failed to back the plan. Now industry partners have to decide if it is worth going ahead or not