Vega C Return to Flight Delayed After Z40 Test Failure
A static fire test of a Vega C Zefiro 40 (Z40) second stage conducted June 28 ended in failure. The successful completion of the...
SpaceForest Launch Test Flight of Suborbital Perun Vehicle
Polish space tech company SpaceForest has confirmed that it performed a test flight of its suborbital Perun launch system on 21 June.
The rocket...
CNES Awards Contract to Dark for Space Debris Interceptor Simulation
French space agency CNES has awarded a contract to space debris removal startup Dark to conduct an emergency space debris interception simulation. The study...
RFA Sign Binding Term Sheet for Access to Guiana Space Center
German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has signed a binding term sheet with French space agency CNES to access a new commercial launch facility...
ESA Reserve Astronaut Secures Seat Aboard Axiom Flight
The European Space Agency has announced that astronaut reserve Marcus Wandt will fly aboard an Axiom Space flight to the International Space Station. With...
RFA ONE Creeps Ever Closer to the Launchpad
Last week, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) announced that it had successfully completed the Integrated System Test (IST) campaign for the RFA ONE second stage....
Evidence Mounting That Avio Intends to Split from Arianespace
Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo told Wired that work being done on a reusable demonstrator may be a prelude to an entirely new product line...
Europe will Introduce a Reusable Launch Vehicle in the 2030s, says Arianespace CEO
During an interview with French radio station franceinfo, Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël explained that Europe would have to wait until the 2030s for a...
ESA Opens New Boost! Call to Fund Space Transportation Services
The European Space Agency has announced that it has opened a new round of funding opportunities for startups and consortia developing launch and in-orbit...
Vega C independent inquiry findings fuel PR headache for ESA
On March 3, an independent inquiry formed to investigate the cause of the 20 December failure of the first commercial flight of the Avio-built...