Avio Delays SMILE Launch After Component Production Issue Identified
The Italian launch services provider Avio has postponed the launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) SMILE mission aboard a Vega C rocket after...
Sweden’s 2026 Spring Budget to Include €36.5 Million More for Space
The Swedish government has proposed adding SEK 400 million (approximately €36.5 Million) to its Spring budget to support the development of sovereign launch capability...
Isar Aerospace to Launch Astroscale ELSA-M Orbital Debris Removal Mission
Tokyo-headquartered Astroscale Holdings has selected Isar Aerospace to launch its ELSA-M orbital debris removal demonstration mission no earlier than 2027.
Isar Aerospace is preparing for...
MaiaSpace Pushes Inaugural Launch of Maia Rocket to 2027
During an event at the Guiana Space Centre on 24 February, ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced that the inaugural flight of its two-stage Maia rocket...
RFA Begins Final Preparations for Inaugural RFA ONE Launch
German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is making significant progress toward once again attempting an inaugural flight of its RFA ONE rocket. The...
ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot Launches Aboard SpaceX Crew-12 Mission
Three years after the 2022 class was first selected, French Air Force pilot Sophie Adenot has become the first member of the new European...
Arianespace Launches First Four-Booster Ariane 6 Rocket
The first flight of Ariane 64, the more powerful four-booster variant of the Ariane 6 rocket, has been successfully launched from French Guiana. The...
CNES to Fill Commercial Launch Facility Vacancy Left by MaiaSpace
The French space agency CNES, operator of the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, has issued a call for launch operators interested in taking...
Arianespace to launch first Ariane 64 rocket on 12 Feb
Arianespace has announced that the first flight of its more powerful four-booster Ariane 6 will be launched on 12 February from the Guiana Space...
Updated: Second Isar Aerospace Spectrum Flight Set for 21 to 23 January
German launch services provider Isar Aerospace is preparing for the second flight of its two-stage Spectrum rocket, with a Notice to Mariners (NOTMAR) indicating...














