Europe Can Develop Manned Flights at a "Reasonable Cost", According to the ESA Director
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The possibility of humanity being able to travel to Space at "very reasonable" prices was assessed by the Director General of the European Space Agency ESA. In particular, Josef Asbacher stated that Europe is able to develop its own manned space flights which will not be prohibitive in terms of cost for anyone wishing to travel to Space. This statement was made one week before the crucial international summit in Paris, where the European strateg…
The Director of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, believes that Europe can develop manned flights at a "very reasonable" cost. The additional effort would represent about 10% of the Agency's current budget.
The US has fundamentally restructured NASA's lunar program, canceling the construction of the Gateway, as they prefer a base on the surface of the Moon, this has prompted Europeans to consider their dependence on the US.
Europe can develop space flights with human crew at "reasonable" costs, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher said on Wednesday, a week before the Paris International Space Summit, where European exploration will be at the heart of the debates in the context of the disengagement of the United States, informs AFP.
Until now, crewed spaceflight has not been a priority for the ESA, which has relied on the United States for its astronauts' access to space and for some of its lunar exploration ambitions. "If we were to add crewed flight capability and a bit more ambition in robotics activities," the increase in the ESA's budget would be "very moderate," Mr. Aschbacher told the Aerospace Journalists Association (AJPAE). He declined to give a specific figure,…
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