CNES Issues Call for In-Orbit Refuelling Services Demonstration

On 26 May, the French space agency CNES issued a call for proposals for the development of an in-orbit demonstration of the storage and...

François Jacq Appointed as New President and CEO of CNES

France’s Council of Ministers announced on 23 May that it had confirmed François Jacq as the new President and CEO of CNES. Jacq joins...

ArianeGroup Completes Hot-Fire Tests of 3D-Printed Thruster

ArianeGroup has successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests of a 3D-printed, flight-configured 240N hydrogen peroxide thruster. In a 22 May update on LinkedIn, ArianeGroup...

ESA Awards Contract for Probe That Will Land on Earth-Skimming Asteroid

ESA has awarded a contract for the second CubeSat for its Ramses mission, which will study asteroid Apophis as it passes within 32,000 kilometres...

CNES Awards Contract to French Spaceplane Startup

French spaceplane startup AndroMach announced on 15 May that it had received a CNES contract to begin testing an early prototype of its Banger...

ESA Launches Phase 2 of Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator Project

The European Space Agency has issued a call for proposals for the second phase of its Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator project. Initially announced in March...

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Space Forge has raised £22.6 million to accelerate the development of its reusable ForgeStar-2 in-orbit research and manufacturing platform.

Space Forge Secures £22.6M for In-Space Manufacturing Platform

Welsh in-space manufacturing company Space Forge has raised £22.6 million in a Series A funding round led by the NATO Innovation Fund. Founded in 2018,...
Poland tests a single-stage suborbital demonstrator as part of a project to develop a three-stage launch system capable of reaching altitudes above 100 kilometres.

Poland Launches Demonstration of Suborbital Research Rocket

Poland has successfully launched a single-stage rocket demonstrator at the Central Air Force Training Ground in Ustka. The flight was part of a project...
ATMOS and ARX Robotics have formed a joint venture to offer the rapid deployment of autonomous ground vehicles using the PHOENIX re-entry platform.

ATMOS to Use Re-Entry Tech to Rapidly Deploy Autonomous Ground Vehicles

ATMOS Space Cargo has partnered with ARX Robotics to leverage orbital re-entry logistics for the rapid deployment of autonomous ground systems. Founded in 2022, ARX...
ESA and ISRO have signed an agreement to collaborate on human spaceflight, including possible future missions to India's planned space station.

ESA and India Agree to Cooperate on Human Spaceflight

The European Space Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation have signed a joint statement of intent to collaborate on human spaceflight. The move...
The Exploration Company has shipped its Mission Possible capsule to California for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission.

The Exploration Company Ships Completed Mission Possible Capsule

German space logistics startup The Exploration Company has shipped its Mission Possible capsule to the launch site in California, ahead of a planned June...
ESA chief Josef Aschbacher has responded to NASA’s proposed budget cuts, which would eliminate at least two key programmes that involve ESA contributions.

ESA Chief Responds to Proposed NASA Budget Cuts

The European Space Agency’s Director General, Josef Aschbacher, has responded to proposed NASA budget cuts that would eliminate the Orion and Gateway programmes, both...

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