ESA 2026 budget up 7.6% with early effect of ministerial conference; Earth observation, navigation lead allocations

by Peter B. de Selding

LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency’s 2026 budget, showing the early effects of the three-year funding increase its governments approved in November, will rise by 7.6%, with Earth observation, navigation and Connectivity and Secure Communications accounting for 56% of the total planned spending.

ESA governments in late November approved 22.3 billion euros ($26.1 billion), most of it to cover spending between 2026 and 2028. That’s a 31% increase from the previous three years, or 17% after inflation.

These monies are . . .

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