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....
Predicting 2023 European Launch Startup Funding Trends
2022 saw a 60% reduction in the funding raised by European launch startups. Although that reduction was driven largely by Isar Aerospace not securing...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...














