European nations to fund military-grade surveillance network in space
ESA will develop a programme designed to serve military as well as civil requirements for the first time
ESA will develop a programme designed to serve military as well as civil requirements for the first time

Constellation would be the ESA’s first big programme designed for defence and security as well as civil purposes

The continent’s alternative is a jobs programme cosplaying as a space strategy

Berlin also plans to spend €35bn on military space capabilities by 2030

Industry executives say key aim is to secure European funding as well as contracts with governments

Continued co-production is vital to maintain innovation and preserve the security of the EU and the US

Light pollution from growing number of spacecraft is degrading images from space telescopes