CNES Awards Contract to French Spaceplane Startup
French spaceplane startup AndroMach announced on 15 May that it had received a CNES contract to begin testing an early prototype of its Banger...
ESA Launches Phase 2 of Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator Project
The European Space Agency has issued a call for proposals for the second phase of its Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator project.
Initially announced in March...
Space Forge Secures £22.6M for In-Space Manufacturing Platform
Welsh in-space manufacturing company Space Forge has raised £22.6 million in a Series A funding round led by the NATO Innovation Fund.
Founded in 2018,...
Poland Launches Demonstration of Suborbital Research Rocket
Poland has successfully launched a single-stage rocket demonstrator at the Central Air Force Training Ground in Ustka. The flight was part of a project...
ATMOS to Use Re-Entry Tech to Rapidly Deploy Autonomous Ground Vehicles
ATMOS Space Cargo has partnered with ARX Robotics to leverage orbital re-entry logistics for the rapid deployment of autonomous ground systems.
Founded in 2022, ARX...
ESA and India Agree to Cooperate on Human Spaceflight
The European Space Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation have signed a joint statement of intent to collaborate on human spaceflight. The move...
The Exploration Company Ships Completed Mission Possible Capsule
German space logistics startup The Exploration Company has shipped its Mission Possible capsule to the launch site in California, ahead of a planned June...
ESA Chief Responds to Proposed NASA Budget Cuts
The European Space Agency’s Director General, Josef Aschbacher, has responded to proposed NASA budget cuts that would eliminate the Orion and Gateway programmes, both...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Prepares for Key In-Flight Refuelling Milestone
Germany’s POLARIS Spaceplanes is preparing to attempt a key milestone in its development of in-flight refuelling capabilities for its AURORA multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic...
New Polish Space Agency Chief Named After Abrupt Exit of Predecessor
Poland’s Minister of Development and Technology has announced the appointment of Dr. Marta Ewa Wachowicz as the new President of the Polish Space Agency...
