ESA Set to Sign Major Argonaut Lunar Lander Contract in Q1
The European Space Agency expects to award a contract to build the main element of its Argonaut lunar lander in the first quarter of...
Swedish Military to Serve as Anchor Customer for Esrange Space Center?
The Swedish Armed Forces, through the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), have tasked the Swedish Space Corporation with creating a capability to launch satellites...
ESA Director General Reaffirms Geo-Return Policy as “Fundamental”
Speaking at a press conference following the 330th ESA Council Meeting, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher reaffirmed the importance of the agency’s geographical return...
Swedish and Norwegian Companies Secure Key NASA Contracts
Norway's Kongsberg Satellite Services and the Swedish Space Corporation are among four companies selected by NASA to support the expansion of its Near Space...
ArianeGroup Awards €60M Logistics Contract to Daher
ArianeGroup has awarded French aerospace manufacturer and logistics provider Daher a €60 million contract to handle all its logistics needs across the company’s facilities...
Has CNES Opened the Door for a European Space Station?
French space agency CNES has announced that it intends to be an anchor customer for a new commercial microgravity service.
In a 19 December call...
Constellr CEO Dr. Max Gulde Details DLR Partnership
On 9 December, German Earth observation data provider constellr announced a multi-year contract with the German Aerospace Agency (DLR) to supply high-resolution thermal data....
ESA Awards €350M to Avio to Boost Vega C and Develop Vega E
The European Space Agency has awarded Avio two contracts totaling €350 million to increase the launch cadence of Vega C and complete the development...
Europe Allocates €10.6B to Build and Launch IRIS2 Constellation
The European Space Agency and the European Commission have signed a contract with the SpaceRIDE consortium to develop and launch the IRIS2 secure communications...
CNES Extends Mission to Identifying Interfering Terrestrial Transmitters
CNES has extended a contract with U-Space for its NESS initiative, which is focused on identifying terrestrial transmitters that intentionally or unintentionally disrupt GNSS...














