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Coverage of the latest news and developments in the European space industry, including missions, policies, and major events.

CNES has partnered with Spartan Space, MEDES, and sporting goods retailer Decathlon to develop a spacesuit.

CNES, Decathlon, Spartan Space and MEDES to Develop Spacesuit

The French space agency CNES has announced a partnership with Spartan Space, the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES), and the sporting goods...
The European Space Agency has tapped Redwire Luxembourg to develop a prototype of a robotic arm for its Argonaut lunar lander.

ESA Awards Contract for Argonaut Robotic Arm to Redwire

The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to Redwire for the development of a robotic arm prototype for the agency's Argonaut lunar landing. Previously...
ESA has awarded contracts to Deimos and Open Cosmos to begin development of Span’s contribution to the Atlantic Constellation.

ESA Awards Contracts for Spain’s Contribution to Atlantic Constellation

The European Space Agency has awarded contracts to consortiums led by Deimos and Open Cosmos to begin development of the Spanish component of the...
The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space UK to build its Vigil space weather satellite.

ESA Awards €340M Space Weather Satellite Contract to Airbus

The European Space Agency has awarded a €340 million contract to Airbus Defence and Space UK for the development of its Vigil weather satellite....
ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois have been selected as the first in their class to receive crew assignments.

ESA’s New Astronaut Class Gets Its First Crew Assignments

The European Space Agency has announced that Sophie Adenot from France and Raphaël Liégeois from Belgium are the first of its new astronaut class...
ESA has awarded €25 million LEO Cargo Return Service contracts to The Exploration Company and Thales Alenia Space.

ESA Announces Recipients of LEO Cargo Return Service Contracts

The European Space Agency has announced that it has awarded contracts for its LEO Cargo Return Service initiative to The Exploration Company and Thales...
The European Space Agency has outlined the clearest picture yet of its final push toward the maiden flight of Ariane 6.

ESA Reveals Timeline for Final Push to Maiden Ariane 6 Flight

With the release of its most recent Ariane 6 joint update report, the European Space Agency has outlined the clearest picture yet of the...
ION-X has signed CNES as its first customer as it works toward a late 2024 demonstration of its novel propulsion technology.

CNES Signs On as First Customer for French Propulsion Startup ION-X

Satellite propulsion startup ION-X has announced that the French space agency CNES has signed a contract to become the company's first customer. ION-X was founded...
ESA has signed an agreement with NASA to formalize aspects of its Mars rover mission, which the US agency will assist.

NASA Signs Agreement to Assist ESA With Mars Rover Mission

The European Space Agency has signed a new memorandum of understanding with NASA to formalize the aspects of its Rosalind Franklin Mars rover mission...
Aerospacelab has officially broken ground on its new megafactory, which will be capable of producing up to 500 satellites a year.

Aerospacelab Breaks Ground on Satellite Megafactory in Belgium

Belgian-based Aerospacelab has broken ground on a satellite manufacturing megafactory that, once operational, will be capable of producing up to 500 satellites a year....

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