#ESA budget 💰 2026

• € 2.44B Earth #observation 🛰️ activities, including #Copernicus and #ERS
• € 1.21B #navigation 🧭 program­­, including #Galileo, #Celeste, #NAVISP and #FutureNAV
• € 996M #connectivity 📶 and secure comms, including #ARTES
• € 818M for human 🧑‍🚀 and #robotic 🤖 exploration
• € 698M space transportation 📦 - increasing the flight cadence of #Ariane 6 and Avio’s #VegaC - as well as the European Launcher Challenge 🚀
• € 692M for the #scientific program 🧑‍🔬

https://payloadspace.com/esa-outlines-a-busy-year-ahead/

ESA Outlines a Busy Year Ahead

In a press conference at ESA HQ in Paris, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher laid out the agency's plan for 2026.

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