Welcome to Edition 7.48 of the Rocket Report! The shock of last week’s public spat between President Donald Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has worn off, and Musk expressed regret for some of his ...

European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius discusses the new EU Space Act at a June 25 briefing. Credit: EC Audiovisual Service BRUSSELS — The European Union’s new government ...

"Time is of the essence" to quickly develop a European space policy that relies much more heavily on European-made equipment and services in order to boost the continent's security and competitiveness ...

BREMEN, Germany — The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the agency's next three-year period, including an increase in funding for science exploration and ...

WASHINGTON — A new report highlights a shift in Europe’s space sector that could alter who sets priorities for billions of dollars in satellite programs tied to security and defense. The European ...

BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Ahead of two-day agency conference starting ...

There are around 11,000 satellites orbiting Earth, and it is estimated that at least 50,000 more will be launched in the next decade. There are also exploration instruments, resupply vessels, and ...

Nine high school students from Austria, Greece, and Portugal have emerged from a specially designed habitat near Monsaraz, Portugal, marking the successful completion of EXPLORE-2—a six-day simulated ...

Europe dreams of autonomy in orbit. Yet, despite growing ambitions for strategic autonomy in space, Europe continues to bear structural dependencies that limit its ability to be an independent actor ...

Representatives of 27 European Union members and the European Space Agency will meet this spring to set down governance principles for the joint Space Council that will define a common European space ...