{
  "id": 8461952,
  "title": "Europe weighs the cost of sending its own astronauts into space",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/europe-weighs-the-cost-of-sending-its-own-astronauts-into-space",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-19T12:35:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260919-europe-weighs-the-cost-of-sending-its-own-astronauts-into-space"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "French President Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to develop its own way of sending astronauts into space within a decade. Europe already builds rockets and satellites and sends astronauts to the International Space Station – but it still relies on American spacecraft to get them there. As the global space sector expands, the question is whether Europe should invest in closing that gap, and what it…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}