Europe secures record space budget to boost independence

The European Space Agency announced Thursday it had secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund its programmes for the next three years, as the continent seeks greater independence in space. The ESA also approved a plan to bolster defence cooperation and laid out plans for scientific space missions at a ministerial council […]
US airspace recovers as budget shutdown ends

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday that US air travel is recovering after the disruptions caused by the more than month-long government funding shutdown. “Yesterday was one of the best days our airspace had in a while with just a few air traffic controllers calling out from work,” he said on his X account on […]