Asked about ExoMars, Aschbacher again thanks NASA for confirming its commitment to provide launch, RHUs, and braking engines. Daniel Neuenschwander says ESA Member States agree to provide the 450 M Euros program still needs. Launch in autumn 2028.

ESA DG Aschbacher reports that the Member States agreed to 22.1 billion Euros for next 3 years, very close to request (22.25 B Euros). Here's the pie chart he's showing, but he thinks there are some errors in how the numbers are displayed.

[It's finally starting.
ESA CM25 press conference:
watch.esa.int/Two/](watch.esa.int/Two/)

7:55 am ET and still waiting for the ESA press conference to start. They posted on X that they are further delayed. Was to have started at 7:00 am EST, then 7:30 am ET. Now "will start soon."

He's proposing a 22 billion Euro budget for the next three years that he wants the Council (composed of ESA's 23 member states) to approve.

He just said he got confirmation from NASA yesterday confirming our contribution to getting ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars. That's good news!