Arianespace Announce Sept. 3 Launch Date for Final Vega Flight
Launch services provider Arianespace has announced that it expects to conduct the final Vega rocket launch on 3 September from the Guiana Space Centre....
Has the Inaugural Callisto Test Flight Slipped to 2026?
The French space agency CNES has revealed that the inaugural test flight of its Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator will not take place until late...
HyImpulse Awarded £5M in UKSA Funding for SR75 Launch
The UK Space Agency has awarded £5 million (5.94 million) in new funding to HyImpulse to launch its suborbital SR75 rocket from SaxaVord in...
RFA Completes Full-Mission Hot Fire Test of Redshift Upper Stage
German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg has completed a full-mission hot fire test of its Redshift upper stage. The stage will now be sent...
Themis Reusable Booster Demonstrator Hop Tests Delayed Once Again
The initial hop tests of the ArianeGroup-developed, ESA-funded Themis reusable booster demonstrator have slipped once again. The first is now expected no earlier than...
Ariane 6 Anomaly Will Have “No Consequence” On Upcoming Missions
During the inaugural flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, an anomaly occurred, resulting in two of the mission’s payloads not being deployed successfully.
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Ariane 6 Rocket Successfully Launched for the First Time
The European Space Agency has successfully overseen the launch of the inaugural Ariane 6 flight and the return of sovereign European access to space.
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Rafale Combat Aircraft Arrive in Kourou to Secure Skies for Ariane 6 Debut
Three Dassault Rafale combat aircraft from the French Air and Space Force arrived in French Guiana on 1 July to secure the skies over...
ILR-33 Amber 2K Makes History as Poland’s First Rocket to Reach Space
The Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation has made history with the launch of its ILR-33 Amber 2K rocket from the Andøya Space Centre in Norway.
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Payload for Final Vega Flight Aboard Ariane 6 Transport Headed to Kourou
Airbus Defence and Space has announced that the 1.1-tonne Sentinel-2C satellite has been loaded onto the Ariane 6 transport ship Canopée for its two-week...
