"The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Ahead of an agency conference in the German city of Bremen, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher had expressed concern that Europe could be left behind in space travel if it didn't invest more money, German news agency dpa reported."
"Germany, one of ESA's main financial contributors, said it plans to significantly increase its budget for the agency to more than 5 billion euros. Last time it was just under 3.5 billion, this time we have set ourselves a target of 5 billion, German Space Minister Dorothee Bar said at a meeting of the agency's ministerial council. On the sidelines of the meeting, Aschbacher also said that ESA was hoping that a European could fly to the moon in the futu"
The Independent requests donations to support on-the-ground journalism covering reproductive rights, climate change, and technology while keeping reporting free of paywalls. Donations fund investigative work, documentary production, and sending reporters to cover both sides of stories. The European Space Agency will raise its budget to almost €22.1 billion over the next three years to strengthen Europe's role in space travel. ESA leadership warned that Europe risks falling behind without increased investment. Germany intends to boost its ESA contribution from under €3.5 billion to a target of €5 billion, and ESA expressed hopes a European could fly to the moon.
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