LA PLATA, Maryland — **European Space Agency (ESA)** Director-General Josef Aschbacher expressed guarded confidence that the **NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration** program, to which ESA has committed sizable resources, will not face the upheaval that is now coursing through many US government agencies.
In a March 20 press briefing following the quarterly meeting of the 23-nation ESA's ruling council, Aschbacher acknowledged that ESA would not have a detailed discussion on the subject until a new NASA administrator is confirmed.
“Artemis is a deep . . .
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