DLR Reusable Flight Experiment (ReFEx) Launch Slips to 2025
German space agency DLR has confirmed that the launch of its subscale reusable flyback booster demonstrator has been delayed to no earlier than 2025.
The...
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....
The Exploration Company Confirms Mission Possible Sold Out
Hungarian space company Genesis SFL announced on 30 July that it has secured a spot aboard The Exploration Company’s Mission Possible demonstrator. The space...
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...
Dawn Aerospace Introduces On-Orbit Docking and Refueling System
Delft-based Dawn Aerospace has introduced its Docking and Fluid Transfer port, which will be used in conjunction with its SatDrive propulsion system.
Dawn is...
DLR Laser Clock Loses Just One Second Every 30M Years
A laser clock developed by the German space agency DLR has achieved a record-setting level of accuracy for optical clocks, with a deviation of...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Takes Delivery of MIRA II and III Airframes
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has taken delivery of a pair of airframe structures for its MIRA II and MIRA III spaceplane demonstrators.
MIRA II...
Rolls-Royce Submarines to Develop Nuclear Reactors for UK Space Agency
Rolls-Royce Submarines has received £4.8 million in additional UK Space Agency funding to develop a Space Micro-Reactor demonstrator.
The funding was announced as part of...
UK Funds Tech to Purify Water Frozen in Lunar Soil
The UK Space Agency has announced the ten finalists of its Aqualunar Challenge, which aims to promote the development of systems that will enable...
Italy’s Lunar Surface Habitat Passes Key Milestone
The Italian Space Agency announced 25 July that its lunar surface Multi-Purpose Habitation module has passed a mission definition review.
In late 2022, the Italian...
