Andrew Parsonson(@AndrewParsonson):Italy was never going to contribute that to ESA. The country is very purposefully pursuing its own partnership with the US, using its space spending to secure a prominent role in NASA missions to the Moon. I'm not sure putting this on @AschbacherJosef is remotely fair.

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Andrew Parsonson@AndrewParsonson

2026.09.23 11:03

Italy was never going to contribute that to ESA. The country is very purposefully pursuing its own partnership with the US, using its space spending to secure a prominent role in NASA missions to the Moon. I'm not sure putting this on @AschbacherJosef is remotely fair.

alina@ramshackle78

2026.09.23 10:52

What is the point of @esa @AschbacherJosef ? What European capability could €5bn have bought if pooled through ESA instead of NASA? Great stuff 🇮🇹 & @Thales_Alenia_S