ESA Confirms Ariane 6 Block 3 Upgrades Have Been Shelved
The European Space Agency has confirmed to European Spaceflight that it is no longer considering the Ariane 6 Block 3 evolution, saying there is...
ATMOS Moves Forward with Phoenix 3 as Phoenix 2 Launch Slips
German space logistics company ATMOS Space Cargo has completed an early-stage design study for its reusable Phoenix 3 spacecraft. The announcement comes just two...
SpaceX Reverses Starlink Roaming Decision for Polish Customers
SpaceX has agreed to keep Poland within Starlink’s European roaming region after the country’s foreign minister threatened to reconsider roughly $50 million in annual...
Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flight
Environmental documents filed in Sardinia have revealed new details about Avio’s planned FD1 suborbital demonstrator flight test. The test will utilize a temporary launch...
Suborbital Rocket Builder Gravitilab Enters Liquidation
UK-based Gravitilab Aerospace Services has entered liquidation, with the company announcing in a brief 5 August LinkedIn post that it had “ceased trading.”
Documents filed...
Rocket Lab Establishes German Subsidiary
Rocket Lab has established a new subsidiary in Germany to enable it to offer scaled domestic production of satellites and launch services on both...
Italy Appoints Career Diplomat as Space Agency Extraordinary Commissioner
Career diplomat Mario Cospito has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), taking over leadership of the agency following the death...
IRIS2 Gets Green Light With More Money and More Satellites
The European Commission, ESA and the SpaceRISE consortium have completed a key review of Europe’s IRIS2 secure communications constellation, clearing the programme to move...
ASI Board Resigns to Allow for the Appointment of an Extraordinary Commissioner
Three members of the Italian Space Agency’s board of directors have resigned, resulting in the board's dissolution. This clears the way for the appointment...
CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Engine
The head of the French space agency CNES told lawmakers in April that a subscale prototype of a future reusable full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine...














