Top European Launch Companies of 2024
Another year without a first orbital flight aboard a commercially developed European rocket. That being said, 2024 was, nonetheless, a significant year for European...
Kurs Orbital Secures €1.1M for In-Orbit Rendezvous and Docking Module
Turin-based Kurs Orbital has secured a €1.1 million soft loan to continue the development of its universal rendezvous and proximity operations module.
Kurs Orbital was...
ESA Council Approves Initial €7.7B 2025 Budget
The European Space Agency Council has approved a preliminary budget of €7.7 billion for 2025, reflecting a slight decrease from the €7.79 billion allocated...
Swedish and Norwegian Companies Secure Key NASA Contracts
Norway's Kongsberg Satellite Services and the Swedish Space Corporation are among four companies selected by NASA to support the expansion of its Near Space...
ArianeGroup Awards €60M Logistics Contract to Daher
ArianeGroup has awarded French aerospace manufacturer and logistics provider Daher a €60 million contract to handle all its logistics needs across the company’s facilities...
Has CNES Opened the Door for a European Space Station?
French space agency CNES has announced that it intends to be an anchor customer for a new commercial microgravity service.
In a 19 December call...
ESA Enlists Portuguese Navy Submarine to Prepare for Deep Space
To better understand the effects of deep-space missions on crews, the European Space Agency, the Portuguese Space Agency, and the Portuguese Navy are conducting...
HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator
French launch services startup HyPrSpace has completed the first test of its second hot fire test campaign for its subscale Terminator stage demonstrator.
HyPrSpace is...
Beyond Gravity Delivers Key Elements of ESA’s Space Rider Vehicle
Switzerland’s Beyond Gravity has delivered the ALEK structure for the European Space Agency’s reusable Space Rider spacecraft to the Service Module prime contractor Avio.
Space...
Constellr CEO Dr. Max Gulde Details DLR Partnership
On 9 December, German Earth observation data provider constellr announced a multi-year contract with the German Aerospace Agency (DLR) to supply high-resolution thermal data....
