The Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, confirmed a budget of €6 billion for the European constellation project for secure connectivity at a press briefing on Tuesday 18 January.
Responding to EUROPE, the Director General explained that it was a “2+2+2” funding model. He indicated that €2 billion would come from the public sector. “The ESA is preparing a proposal to provide part of the public portion,” he said, indicating that the current...