OWN A week after the European Space Agency (ESA) Council of Ministers, its director general Josef Aschbacher defended the launcher paradigm shift and promised that Iris², the European constellation of the future, would free the Old Continent from its dependence on Starlink by 2030.
Between the Russian threat in the space field, the strengthening of cooperation with Brussels and the support of new industrial gems in the sector, the Austrian, who has 35 years of experience in the space field, wants to prove that Europe can still develop “the best space system in the world”. Interview.
The main thing is: What do you expect from the ESA Ministerial Council to be held on November 26 and 27?
Josef Aschbacher: Overall, I am confident: this Council of Ministers will be a good Council of Ministers. We have…
