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Tuesday 13 October 2026

ESA's Aschbacher prices European crew launches at €10 billion

ESA chief Josef Aschbacher says Europe could launch its own astronauts in about ten years for €10 billion. Ministers decide in Rome on 15 December.

Liora Hale Tuesday 13 October 2026, open calendar5 min read

Photo: Raimond Spekking / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped

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Europe's space chief has put a price on independence. Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency, says giving Europe its own way to launch astronauts would cost about €10 billion and take about ten years.

ESA director general Josef Aschbacher in glasses and a blue suit, speaking into a microphone — Photo: Raimond Spekking / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped

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Liora Hale Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 2:10 pm Adelaide, open calendar5 min read

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