€2.4M in ESA Funding to Boost SpaceForest Rocket Development
The European Space Agency has awarded €2.4 million in co-funding to Poland's SpaceForest for further development of its Perun rocket.
ESA awarded the funding as...
Spaceport Startup Demonstrates Launch Capability in Portugal
The Atlantic Spaceport Consortium has successfully launched a pair of atmospheric rockets from Santa Maria Island in Portugal. The company explained that the flights...
MaiaSpace Tapped to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana
MaiaSpace, a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, has received approval from CNES to repurpose the Soyuz launchpad in French Guiana for its operations.
Founded in late 2021,...
Isar Confirms Hot Fire Testing Has Commenced at Andøya
German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has told European Spaceflight that the company is "currently performing hot fire tests of the first and second stages"...
SpaceX Concludes ESA Contract With Second Galileo Mission
SpaceX launched the second of two flights contracted by the European Space Agency to deliver four satellites to orbit for the European Union’s Galileo...
CNES Issues Call to Develop Standardized Launcher Ground Systems
CNES has issued a call for the development of standardized ground systems that would allow a single launch pad to be used by multiple...
Investigation Identifies Cause of Ariane 6 APU Anomaly
An Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force update has identified exceeded temperature limits as the cause of an APU anomaly during the rocket's inaugural flight.
Europe's...
Isar CEO Tempers Expectations for Inaugural Spectrum Flight
Isar Aerospace CEO Daniel Metzler has stated that he would consider the first flight of its Spectrum rocket a success if it doesn't "blow...
First-Gen Vega Rocket Retired After Successful Sentinel-2C Launch
The final mission of the first-generation Vega rocket has been completed with the successful deployment of the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite into...
FrankenVega Confirmed for Sentinel 2C Launch
The final launch of an Avio rocket may have already taken place. Tomorrow’s launch will feature the first and only mission launched aboard the...
