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Nov 28, 2019, 7 tweets

ESA gets €14.4 billion from member states - more than requested by ESA DG Jan Wörner #Space19plus

The pillars:

The breakdown in millions of euros

Some detail to that €14.4 bn:

Funding granted for a large robotic lunar lander, aka EL3 (previously Heracles / European Large Lunar Lander)

Space transportation: Ariane 6, Vega C, small launchers and the reusable space shuttle 'Space Rider' all fully subscribed.

DG Wörner: "This is United Space in Europe, because all the member states, plus EU, plus ESA are working together for Europe."

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