Vega C Returns to Flight Deploying Sentinel-1C
After nearly two years of being grounded following a December 2022 failure, Europe’s Vega C light-lift rocket has resumed operational service. The rocket carried...
Orbex Abandons Sutherland for SaxaVord and Introduces New Rocket
Scotland-based rocket builder Orbex has announced that it will “pause” the construction of its Sutherland launch facility and shift its initial launch operations to...
Assembly of P120 Boosters for Next Ariane 6 Flight Completed
ArianeGroup has revealed that a pair of P120 solid-fuel boosters for the second flight of the company’s Ariane 6 rocket have been completed and...
ESA Publishes Updated Call for Reusable Super Heavy-Lift Rocket Initiative
The European Space Agency has published an updated call for a study to explore the development of a reusable super heavy-lift rocket capable of...
PLD Space Secures €11M Loan for Miura 5 Launch Complex
Spanish launch provider PLD Space has announced that it secured a €11 million loan to support the development of its Miura 5 launch complex...
Ariane 6 Rocket Stages Arrive in Kourou with a Hitchhiker
The main and upper stages for the second flight of the Ariane 6 rocket have arrived in French Guiana ahead of its Q1 2025...
Scotland Breaks Ground on Third Rocket Launch Site
Scotland's Highlands and Islands Enterprise has announced that local contractor Macaulay Askernish has been selected to construct the enabling infrastructure for Spaceport 1 in...
CNES to Once Again Launch Sounding Rockets from French Guiana
The French space agency, CNES, has announced plans to reopen the Guiana Space Centre’s sounding rocket launch complex. The agency has signed an agreement...
Italy to Reopen Kenya-Based Offshore Launch Facility
An Italian-run space centre located in Kenya will once again host rocket launches from an offshore launch platform.
Italy built the Luigi Broglio Space Center...
First and Second Stages for Next Ariane 6 Flight En Route
ArianeGroup has confirmed that the first and second stages for the next Ariane 6 flight have begun the transatlantic voyage aboard the sail-assisted transport...
