The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level ...

Government ministers representing the European Space Agency’s Member States at the ESA Space Summit in Seville, Spain, on Monday (Nov. 6) agreed to launch a competition for innovative companies ...

What do you say about a rocket that just can’t get enough returning? For the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1085, the answer is: a ...

The European Space Agency plans to launch a satellite called DRACO in 2027, then study how it breaks up during its fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has got a 14.4 billion-euro ($15.9) funding boost from its 22 member states as it seeks to launch new missions and safeguard the region’s role in space ...

Europe is seriously considering developing space-based solar power to increase its energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the leader of the European Space Agency said this week.

Notably, the mission was selected by the European Space Agency in 2012, and it only missed its original targeted launch date by one year. The spacecraft was built by Airbus Defense & Space.

A joint European-Russian mission to Mars slated for this year will probably be delayed, the European Space Agency said, citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions imposed by ...

Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), said a more precise 2024 launch period would be defined following a delayed long-duration firing test due on Nov. 23.

The European Space Agency made history Wednesday by selecting an amputee to be among its newest batch of astronauts, complementing that with an unprecedented commitment to one day send someone ...

The European Space Agency’s defunct 5,550 pound ERS-2 satellite is expected to break into pieces and disintegrate upon arrival, expected around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning.