European agency offers support for struggling space sector
The European Space Agency unveiled plans on Thursday to speed up payments to the space industry in the face of mounting job cuts, while imposing more scrutiny following cost overruns and delays.
Fighting space junk: More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter'
ESA is promoting the Zero Debris Charter, which aims to increase international efforts and cooperation to solve Earth's growing space junk problem. And the agency now has attracted well over 100 signatories to the charter, following a ceremony at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 14.
SpaceX, which has most satellites, may join space debris charter
The European Space Agency (ESA) is in talks with Elon Musk's SpaceX company about the possibility of joining an international charter designed to reduce the growing amount of debris in space, Azernews reports.
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Exclusive: Europe agency says it is in talks with SpaceX on tackling space junk
The European Space Agency is in talks with SpaceX about the possibility of Elon Musk's space venture joining an international charter designed to reduce a growing swarm of debris in space, Director General Josef Aschbacher told Reuters.
European Space Agency discusses SpaceX joining Zero Debris charter to tackle space junk
The European Space Agency is in discussions with SpaceX to join its Zero Debris charter, aimed at reducing space debris by 2030. With 110 nations involved, the initiative addresses the growing risk to satellites from orbital junk.
SpaceX to tackle space junk
The European Space Agency is in discussions with SpaceX to join its Zero Debris charter, an initiative aimed at reducing space junk by 2030. With roughly 18,897 pieces of trackable space junk in orbit,
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