(From L) German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, Hungarian State Secretary for SME Development, Technology and Defence Industry Richard Szabados and ERSA General Director Josef Aschbacher pose for the medias during the European Space Agency (ESA) ministerial meeting at the Congress Centrum in Bremen, northern Germany, on November 26, 2025. Ministers from the 23 member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) meet in the Hanseatic city for two days to discuss the strategic direction of European spaceflight. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)