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Sep252025

ESA Director General Dr Josef Aschbacher (right) and EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius at the 17th European Space Conference, Brussels, 28 January 2025 © ESA-M.Polo

How is ESA adapting to the new geopolitical realities?

We asked Dr JOSEF ASCHBACHER, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Paris HARTMUT BÜHL / NANNETTE CAZAUBON – European News Journal, Paris The European Space Agency (ESA) has long been deeply involved in the civilian sector. Today, ESA supports the European Union and its Member States in…

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Sep242025

Trump’s NASA budget cuts impact more than cooperation on space

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By SINEAD O’SULLIVAN – Space and Defence economist, Boston President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal would slash NASA’s funding from roughly $25bn in 2025 to just $18.8bn—a reduction of nearly 25%. Science programs would bear the brunt, with nearly half of all Earth‑ and space‑science missions on the chopping block. Such deep cuts threaten…

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How is ESA adapting to the new geopolitical realities?

Trump’s NASA budget cuts impact more than cooperation on space