ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Two Highlights
The beginning of the industrial development of LISA was among the highlights for the European Space Agency on the second day of the International Paris Air Show.
CEOs push back on proposed cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs
The Trump administration’s proposal would cut electro-optical imagery funding and eliminate funding entirely for the acquisition of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery
Engineers simulate lunar lighting for Artemis III moon landing
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Image: Astronauts train for moonwalks in unusual places on Earth
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July decision expected on combination of European space companies
Three European aerospace companies expect to decide by next month whether to combine their space divisions, something that could still take years to win regulatory approvals.
Safeguarding Europe’s role in Solar System Internet: First Stop, the Moon
ESA is taking a significant step towards realising the Solar System Internet (SSI) - an ambitious vision made possible through global collaboration. Earlier this year, ESA launched a concurrent design activity for the SSI Node-1 mission, the world’s first mission aimed at demonstrating a reliable, routine optical communication link from the Moon to Earth.
Venturi Space announces European lunar rover design
Venturi Space, a company working with Astrolab on lunar rover concepts, unveiled an all-European rover design it hopes to offer to European space agencies.
ESA - European Commission Press Conference at Paris Air Show 2025
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Watch the replay of the ESA-European Commission press conference with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, and Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, held at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) on 18 June 2025.
Call with Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski at Paris Air Show 2025
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Watch the replay of the call between Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General, Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, and Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, ESA project astronaut. This call took place at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) on 18 June. Project astronaut Uznański-Wiśniewski joined from quarantine ahead of the upcoming Ignis mission mission.
Sponsored by the Polish government and supported by ESA, the Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology (MRiT), and the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), the Ignis mission features an ambitious technological and scientific programme. It includes several experiments proposed by the Polish space industry
Varda to launch its first in-house built spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing
The company secured a Federal Aviation Administration five-year reentry license that allows unlimited landings in Australia
