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...
Airbus to put Space Situational Awareness Startup to the Test
European aerospace and defence giant Airbus has signed a contract with French space situational awareness startup Share My Space. Under the contract, Airbus will...
Mysterious new Celestia nanosatellite production facility announced
Spanish launch and nanosatellite manufacturing startup Celestia Aerospace announced yesterday that it had entered into an agreement with the City of Sabadell and Consorci...
MaiaSpace CEO admits reusing small launchers is a challenging prospect
During an interview with French television channel B SMART, MaiaSpace CEO Yohann Leroy described the challenges of implementing reusability in a small launch vehicle....
Is Virgin Orbit a Phantom in the UK?
Virgin Orbit UK, the UK-based subsidiary of US launch vehicle operator Virgin Orbit, filled its annual accounts for 2021 on December 20. The document...
Exotrail and Isar sign multi-launch agreement
French space logistics company Exotrail has signed a multi-launch agreement with Germany’s Isar Aerospace. The agreement will see Exotrail spacevan space tugs launch aboard...
Orbex to begin building its own launch facility
Scottish launch startup Orbex has announced that it is moving forward with plans to build and operate its own vertical launch site.
The company signed...
Orbex announces £40.4 million Series C funding round
UK-based launch startup Orbex has announced the successful closing of a £40.4 million (approximately €46.5 million) Series C funding round.
According to Orbex, the new...
