Bremen, Germany, Nov 27, 2025 (AFP) - Europe secures record space budget to boost independence

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2025-11-27
The European Space Agency announced Thursday it had secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund its programmes for the next three years, as the continent seeks greater independence in space. The ESA also approved a plan to bolster defence cooperation and laid out plans for scientific space missions at a ministerial council meeting in the German city of Bremen. The agency's 23 member states committed five billion euros more than 2022's b......
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