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Europe Approves Record $25 Billion Budget for Space Agency

The spending boost is set to expand the ESA’s Earth-observation, navigation, and resilience programs.
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Europe Approves Record $25 Billion Budget for Space Agency
A view of the control room at the European Space Agency in Darmstadt, Germany, on Sept. 30, 2016. Michael Probst/AP
Evgenia Filimianova
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European governments have approved a record 22.1 billion euro ($25.6 billion) funding package for the European Space Agency (ESA), backing expanded science, security, and exploration programs.

Ministers from the ESA’s 23 member states and partner countries agreed on the largest contribution in the agency’s history at a ministerial council in Bremen on Nov. 27.

Evgenia Filimianova
Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.