Five weeks from budget-setting ministerial conference, ESA concludes review of its $25.5B proposal; UK-led Truths is out

by Peter B. de Selding

LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA) has put the entire package of program proposals for the next three years through a detailed review to determine cost, schedule and technology risk and has returned with 22 billion euros ($25.5 billion) in program proposals to be presented to its governments in November.

The review is the first detailed all-of-agency assessment of ESA’s projects by the Independent Program Authority (IPMA), created in mid-2023 in response to a request from its 23 member governments.

The IPMA . . .

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