ESA has opened a €16 million call for one or more sounding rocket missions to carry five experiments to space in 2027 or 2028.

ESA Opens €16 Million Call for Suborbital Launch Campaign

The European Space Agency has opened a call for the design, development, manufacture, launch, and recovery of five scientific experiments aboard one or more...
Thales Alenia Space has shipped structural models for ESA’s ExoMars mission to Cannes for vibration and acoustic testing.

Thales Alenia Space Ship ExoMars Structural Models to France for Testing

Thales Alenia Space has shipped the structural models for ESA’s ExoMars mission to its facility in Cannes for vibration and acoustic testing. In April 2024,...
Germany's OHB has joined Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX-S spaceplane initiative, committing to build the vehicle’s service module.

OHB Joins Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX Spaceplane Initiative

German space technology company OHB has agreed to develop the service module for Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX-S spaceplane, which the companies plan to pitch to...
Italy has successfully completed a suborbital demonstration of its Aviolancio air-launched rocket using a T4i HAX25 sounding rocket.

Italy Completes Air-Launched Rocket Demonstrator Test

An Italian consortium has successfully completed a suborbital demonstration of an air-launched rocket system. The project, which utilised a Dornier Alpha Jet aircraft and...
ESA has begun risk mitigation efforts aimed at replacing NASA’s contributions to its LISA mission with European alternatives.

ESA Begins Developing Replacements for NASA’s Contributions to LISA

The European Space Agency has begun mitigation efforts for key elements of its LISA mission after a White House budget proposal sought, for the...

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