Venture Orbital closes €10M Series A and gets a new name
French launch startup Venture Orbital Systems this morning announced that it had closed a €10 million Series A. The company also revealed that it...
Isar secures new launch contract, signing D-Orbit to Spectrum flight
Isar Aerospace has secured another launch contract with D-Orbit selecting Spectrum to carry its ION orbital transfer tug. The mission is expected to be...
An exclusive update on ArianeGroup’s Maiaspace startup
Since its founding in early 2022, Maiaspace has begun work on a small reusable launch vehicle. Despite clear interest in the company and its...
Dark is consulting with regulators to launch from France by 2026
French launch startup Dark has announced that they are working with regulators to launch their first mission from France by 2026.
Headquartered in Paris, Dark...
Project Athena: A challenge to ESA to develop crew launch capabilities
As ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano's passionate speech at the European Space Summit 2022 in Toulouse once again ignites the question of whether or not...
DLR selects 7 payloads for maiden Isar Aerospace Spectrum flight
The German space agency DLR has selected seven cubesats for a late 2022 maiden launch of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket.
Isar Aerospace was selected as...
Orbex has begun construction of its first “launch platform”
UK-based small satellite launch startup Orbex announced December 9 that it has begun construction of a state-of-the-art launch platform. The platform is expected to...
Rocket Factory Augsburg selected to launch Lunar Research Service payload
Ukraine-based Lunar Research Service has selected to launch a technology demonstrator aboard the maiden flight of the Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA One.
German launch startup...
CNES inaugurates new Ariane 6 launch complex in French Guiana
The French space agency CNES has officially inaugurated the Guiana Space Centre’s ELA-4 launch complex. The facility will be used to launch Europe’s next-generation...
