Co-funded by Horizon Europe and the US National Science Foundation, the project reflects a wider strategy of deepening transatlantic cooperation on key technologies, to reduce dependence on China. The value of the project was not disclosed
Moves to police the afterlife of satellites will open up the market for in-orbit servicing and removal. Meanwhile, the increasing risk of collisions is inspiring development of new space debris monitoring technologies
Since the ‘AI made in Europe’ strategy launched in February 2020, the US has pulled further ahead. The EU’s problem is a lack of scale and focus. The answer is to adopt CERN’s approach to running large, coordinated and highly ambitious projects
