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...
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 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...
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’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 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...
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...
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...
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 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....