Jérôme Breteau, ESA’s head of future space transportation, speaking Oct. 21 at IAC 2019 in Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Caleb Henry

WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency will ask its 22 member states next month to fund an additional two to eight Prometheus reusable engines so that the agency can further the engine’s development.

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Caleb Henry is a former SpaceNews staff writer covering satellites, telecom and launch. He previously worked for Via Satellite and NewSpace Global.He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science along with a minor in astronomy from Grove City College.