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ESA’s Plato, set to hunt Earth-like exoplanets, is now ready for launch after acing final tests

Short for PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations, Plato will launch in March 2027 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket.
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How ESA's Moonlight program aims to provide navigation and communications services on the Moon

The program will see the deployment of five satellites in Moon's orbit to start with.
The Manila Times

Lunar Outpost Europe Joins Moonraker Lunar Mapping Mission for ESA

Lunar Outpost, the leader in space mobility and infrastructure, today announced that Lunar Outpost Europe is contributing to Moonraker, the lunar LiDAR mapping mission being led by NUVIEW GmbH.

ESA ends the mission of the satellite Sentinel-1A after twelve years

Sentinel-1A was the first satellite of the European Copernicus constellation. It observed Earth from space for twelve years – significantly longer than planned.
Ars Technica

ESA workers face a maze of non-compete clauses and service contracts

A system of non-competition clauses enforced by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) workforce suppliers is allegedly trapping aerospace professionals who work at ESA’s facilities across Europe in a ...
The Next Web

ESA’s annual budget hits record €7.8B, with biggest chunk for Earth observation

The European Space Agency’s budget for 2024 has hit a record €7.79bn — 10% more than last year. The largest portion of the funds will go to Earth observation (EO), which is allocated almost €2.4bn — ...
Ars Technica

ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?

The European Space Agency is inviting proposals to inject competition into the European launch market, an important step toward fostering a dynamic multiplayer industry officials hope, one day, will ...