ICEYE Secures Three Defence Contracts in Just Two Weeks
Finnish Earth observation data provider ICEYE has secured agreements with three European defence customers within a two-week period.
Founded in 2014, ICEYE provides all-weather, day-and-night...
ASI Taps OHB to Develop Lunar Oxygen Extraction Mission
The Italian space agency (ASI) has awarded OHB a contract to develop its ORACLE mission, which aims to validate technology for the extraction of...
CNES Taps ArianeGroup to Lead Reusable Rocket Engine Project
The French space agency CNES announced that it had selected ArianeGroup to lead a project to develop a high-thrust reusable rocket engine.
On 17 June,...
ESA Awards ispace New Contract for MAGPIE Moon Mission
The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to Luxembourg-based ispace EUROPE to develop a rover that will study the surface of the Moon.
The...
T-Minus to Launch a Pair of Barracuda Rockets from Nova Scotia
Dutch rocket builder T-Minus Engineering has signed an agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services to carry out two rocket launches from Spaceport Nova Scotia...
ESA Awards Contract for Probe That Will Land on Earth-Skimming Asteroid
ESA has awarded a contract for the second CubeSat for its Ramses mission, which will study asteroid Apophis as it passes within 32,000 kilometres...
CNES Awards Contract to French Spaceplane Startup
French spaceplane startup AndroMach announced on 15 May that it had received a CNES contract to begin testing an early prototype of its Banger...
MaiaSpace Selects Łukasiewicz–ILOT to Develop Kick-Stage Engine
French launch startup MaiaSpace has selected the Łukasiewicz Research Network’s Institute of Aviation to develop the engine that will power its Colibri kick stage.
Founded...
Spain Approves €1 Billion Loan to Hisdesat for PAZ 2 Satellites
Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved a loan agreement under which national satellite operator Hisdesat will receive €1.011 billion over eight years to develop...
Poland Green Lights €52M Earth Observation Constellation
The European Space Agency, on behalf of the Polish Government, has awarded a €52 million contract to Creotech Instruments for the development and launch...
