SpaceNews

ESA transfer ownership of European-built ISS observation module to NASA

Ownership of the European-built Cupola observation module for the International Space Station (ISS) was officially transferred to NASA on 7 July 2005. The signature, which took place at the Kennedy ...
Nature

Artemis II relied on European science: what that means for the region’s space ambitions

The Artemis II mission is a success for the European Space Agency, as well as for NASA. Will Europe crew its own lunar ...
autoevolution

ESA Begins Tests on the Space Camper Van That Will Be Placed in Orbit Around the Moon

What seemed more or less like a distant dream a few years ago has now entered the realm of our reality: humans really are about to build a crew-capable space station around the Moon, the first ever ...
NextBigFuture

ESA 144 Person Moonbase Will Use Many Inflatable Modules

The European Space Agency and Hassell Studio design for a 144 person moonbase has dozens of inflatable modules that will be covered by regolith. The larger inflatable modules are about 22 feet (7 ...
SpaceNews

ESA Invites Space Firms To Create Lunar Services

The Terrae Novae 2030+ strategy roadmap has ambitious goals for each of the three exploration destinations low Earth orbit, Moon and Mars. - ESA ESA is inviting private space companies in Europe and ...
The Next Web

ESA sends world’s first metal 3D printer for space to ISS

The world’s first metal 3D printer for space is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will be installed in ESA’s Columbus module. Its mission is to demonstrate the validity of ...
UN-SPIDER

Artemis II Mission Launch: Historic Step in Space Exploration

Artemis II marks the first time astronauts are flying aboard Orion and builds on the Artemis I mission. During the 10-day ...
Reuters

Europe space agency studying NASA budget cuts, mulls alternatives

PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency said on Monday it was studying the impact of U.S. budget proposals that include cuts to NASA moon programmes in which it has a role, and said it ...
Yahoo

Mental health in space: ISS experiments help keep astronauts happy off Earth

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. European Space Agency ...
Ars Technica

Axiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) has a deal with Axiom Space to get more Europeans in orbit. But does the partnership benefit European taxpayers who fund the agency’s operations? On Wednesday, ...
Aviation Week

ESA Restarts ExoMars Mission

LYON—The European Space Agency has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract for the development of the Mars Entry, Descent and Landing Module of the ExoMars 2028 mission, thus signaling a restart of the ...