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...
Credit: ESA/CubeMAP consortium

GomSpace signs €24 million ESA Scout CubeMAP contract

The European Space Agency signed a €24 million contract with GomSpace 10 November to build a trio of nanosatellites for the agency’s Scout CubeMAP...
ESA has awarded €200m contract to Airbus Defence and Space to build the agency's Ariel exoplanet observatory.

ESA award €200m contract to Airbus to build Ariel observatory

The European Space Agency announced December 7 that it had signed a €200 million contract with Airbus Defence and Space to build the agency's...
1...181920Page 20 of 20