The Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA) have adopted a budget of €7.2 billion for 2022, Director General Josef Aschbacher was pleased to announce at a press briefing after the 303rd ESA Council meeting on Wednesday 15 December.
This is an increase of 10% compared to 2021, he said, indicating that €2 billion came from the European Union and about €500 million from third parties.
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