ArianeGroup Renames its GEOTracker Space Surveillance Service
ArianeGroup announced June 6 that it had renamed its GEOTracker space surveillance service to Helix. With the new name, the company has also rolled...
ESA Awards Contracts to Define Future European Launch Systems
The European Space Agency awarded four contracts to industrial partners on 29 May to study solutions for future European expendable and reusable launch systems...
Swedish Space Corporation Opens Italian Subsidiary
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) announced 10 May that it had opened up a new subsidiary in Italy. The new subsidiary which is called...
Viasat Clears Latest Hurdle in Bid to Buy Inmarsat
US-based Viasat has received "unconditional clearance" from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority in its bid to acquire Inmarsat. The deal was first announced...
Avio Receives €90M in Orders as Democratic Party Officials Probe Company Dealings
Avio announced 17 April that it had received €90 million in new orders from MBDA Italy for boosters that will be used aboard Aster...
Pangea Ditch Rocket Development and Sign on to Provide Engines for US Launch Startup
Spanish space propulsion startup Pangea Aerospace has announced that it has entered into a partnership with New York-based launch startup Tehiru.
Tehiru is developing...
D-Orbit Signs €26-Million IRIDE Contract
Space logistics company D-Orbit announced 5 April that it has signed a €26-million contract with ESA for Italy's IRIDE Earth observation constellation.
The IRIDE constellation...
Isar Secures €155M in Series C Funding
German launch startup Isar Aerospace has secured a €155 million Series C funding round. The launch startup has now raised more than €300 million...
ESA taps Astos to develop GNC tools for microlauncher startups
German space tech company Astos Solutions has won a European Space Agency contract for the "Reconfigurable Control Design Framework for Micro-Launcher" project.
Announced on March...
ArianeGroup Invest €6M More into MaiaSpace
According to public filings, ArianeGroup invested €6 million more into MaiaSpace in late January. Filings indicate that MaiaSpace issued an additional 1.5 million shares...
