Skyrora will build its Skyrora XL and Skylark L vehicles in a new 55,000-square-foot facility in Cumbernauld, Scotland.

Skyrora move to new home in Cumbernauld, Scotland

UK-based launch startup Skyrora announced this morning that the company has moved into a new facility in Cumbernauld, Scotland. Wasting little time settling in,...
RFA has successfully completed a long-duration hot fire test campaign of a flight configuration Helix engine.

Rocket Factory Augsburg completes long-duration hot fire campaign

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has this morning announced the completion of a long-duration hot fire test campaign of its Helix rocket engine. Helix...
French launch startup Venture Orbital has completed a €10M Series A and rebranded itself to Latitude.

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...
D-Orbit has selected the Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket to launch an ION space tug mission signing a firm launch contract.

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 the progress being made by ArianeGroup's launch startup Maiaspace.

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...
French launch startup Dark is consulting with regulators to launch from France by 2026.

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...
A challenge to ESA to develop independent European launch capabilities.

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...
Isar Aerospace to launch seven institutional payloads aboard maiden Spectrum launch.

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...
Motive Offshore Group has begun construction of a state-of-the-art launch platform for UK launch startup Orbex.

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...
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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...