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ESA ministerial subscribes EUR 2.9 billion for exploration, 20 percent short

ESA member states subscribed just over EUR 2.9 billion for Human and Robotic Exploration at the Bremen ministerial, more than 20 percent below the EUR 3.7 billion ESA had requested for Moon, Mars and ISS work.

Reported Editor-read European Spaceflight, 26 November 2025

What it does not test. Does not say which specific exploration projects absorb the shortfall.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11. How the record is made

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