ALTEC Receives €61M Contract to Support ESA Space Station Activities
The European Space Agency has awarded Italy's ALTEC a €61 million contract to provide training, logistics, and operations support services for the International Space...
ESA Concludes Key Testing Phase for Space Rider Service Module
The development of the European Space Agency's reusable Space Rider vehicle has reached an important milestone, with a key component successfully completing a series...
Pangea Aerospace Secures €7.27M to Develop its Aerospike Engine
A consortium that includes Pangea Aerospace has secured €7.27 million in funding from the Spanish government to complete the development of its ARCOS aerospike...
CNES Set to Test Fire Upgraded Ariane 6 Booster
The French space agency CNES has transported the first P160C solid rocket booster to its test stand ahead of a planned test firing. The...
Latitude Completes Hot Fire Test of Flight-Ready Combustion Chamber
French rocket builder Latitude has announced its successful completion of the first hot fire test of a flight-ready version of its Navier rocket engine’s...
PLD Space to Launch D-Orbit Missions Aboard Miura 5
Italian in-space logistics company D-Orbit has signed an agreement with Spain’s PLD Space to launch as-yet-undefined payloads aboard the company’s Miura 5 rocket.
PLD Space...
Where SkyHopper Fits into ArianeGroup’s Reusability Efforts
While ArianeGroup pushes ahead with the development of the delayed Themis reusable booster demonstrator, the company is also quietly advancing an initiative known as...
NanoAvionics Wins €122.5M Contract to Build 282-Satellite Constellation
US-based SpinLaunch has awarded a €122.5 million contract to Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build the first 282 satellites for the company's Meridian Space communications constellation.
Meridian...
Portuguese Space Agency Highlights Dual-Use Space Investments
A review carried out by the Portuguese Space Agency has found that over the last six years, the agency has invested roughly €40 million...
ESA LEO Cargo Return Phase 2 to Proceed Without Geo-Return Constraints
ESA anticipates that Phase 2 of its LEO Cargo Return Service initiative will proceed without geo-return requirements for awardees.
The LEO Cargo Return Service initiative...
