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Insights into the business side of the European space industry, including company news, mergers, and financial reports.

A deep dive on French launch startup Latitude (ex-Venture Orbital Systems) - hero image.

Everything you need to know about Latitude

Latitude was officially founded in 2019 by Stanislas Maximin, Ilan Saidi-Bekerman, and Corentin Coste. However, at that time it was not called Latitude or...
Isar Aerospace and Exotrail have signed a multi-launch agreement.

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 has announced that it will build and operate its own launch facility in Scotland investing £20 million over three years in the project.

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 has raised £40.4 million in additional funding to develop its Prime launch vehicle.

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...
A close examination of German rocket launch startup Isar Aerospace and the company's Spectrum launch vehicle.

Everything you need to know about Isar Aerospace

Isar Aerospace was founded in March 2018 by Daniel Metzler (current CEO), Markus Brandl, and Josef Peter Fleischmann. As of 2022, the company employs...
An exclusive update on the progress being made by ArianeGroup's launch startup Maiaspace.

An exclusive update on ArianeGroup’s Maiaspace startup

Since its founding in early 2022, Maiaspace has begun work on a small reusable launch vehicle. Despite clear interest in the company and its...
A detailed look at the evolution of the Avio Vega C and Vega E launch vehicles.

The strange parallel evolution of Vega C and Vega E

Proposals for the Vega Evolution or Vega E launch vehicle were first announced in 2012 following the maiden launch of Vega. One of the...
UK launch industry comments on US launch providers launching from UK spaceports.

Have UK-based launch startups been thrown into the deep end?

Last week, I wrote a piece commenting on how the UK government’s announcement that it would ease the regulatory burden on US rocket builders...
The Exploration Company is our European space startup of the week.

The Exploration Company aims to offer Europe independent access to space

The Exploration Company was founded in 2021 with the lofty goal of democratizing space exploration. However, unlike the billionaire space barons who are charging...
A deep dive into everything we know about ArianeGroup's mysterious Maiaspace launch startup.

Everything we know about ArianeGroup’s mysterious Maiaspace startup

Updated information: An exclusive update on ArianeGroup’s MaiaSpace startup. On December 6, 2021, the French Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery Bruno Le Maire announced...

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