Reported Editor-read Portuguese Space Agency statement and ESA multimedia release, 27 November 2025
What it does not test. It does not establish a confirmed EUR figure for the Santa Maria site or that the new 2028 target will hold.
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