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ESA and JAXA Send BepiColombo Spacecraft to Mercury

  In a joint mission, Europe and Japan have successfully sent a spacecraft into Mercury’s orbit. The spacecraft named BepiColombo was sent atop Ariane 5 rocket launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou at 01:45:28 GMT on 20 October. According to the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), the spacecraft is now travelling […]

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ESA, Roscosmos Discuss Future Cooperation on ExoMars and Moon Exploration Projects

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos are currently discussing future cooperation between two agencies on ExoMars and the Moon exploration projects. According to the Roscosmos press office, a meeting was recently held between ESA CEO Johann-Dietrich Woerner and Roscosmos CEO Igor Komarov at the ESA’s Research and Technology Center in Noordwijk (the Netherlands) where […]

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British MPs Call for a National Space Program to Help Country Get More Leadership Roles in Future ESA Missions

British MP have demanded the government to develop its own national space program, that would run alongside Britain’s existing participation in the European Space Agency (ESA) and help address the problem of skills shortage that is holding back the growth of the British space industry. A report from the House of Commons Science and Technology […]