Airbus Taps Lufthansa to Provide Starlab Astronaut Training
Airbus Defence and Space and Lufthansa Aviation Training have agreed to cooperate in the development of an effective training process for the crews of...
POLARIS and DLR to Explore Integrating Spaceplanes in Commercial Airspace
The German space agency DLR has signed an agreement with POLARIS Spaceplanes to explore how to integrate regular spaceplane and hypersonic vehicle flights into...
ESA Completes First Drop Test for Reusable Space Rider Spacecraft
The European Space Agency has announced that it has begun drop tests for its reusable Space Rider spacecraft in Sardinia, Italy. The testing will...
DLR Reusable Flight Experiment (ReFEx) Launch Slips to 2025
German space agency DLR has confirmed that the launch of its subscale reusable flyback booster demonstrator has been delayed to no earlier than 2025.
The...
Arianespace Announce Sept. 3 Launch Date for Final Vega Flight
Launch services provider Arianespace has announced that it expects to conduct the final Vega rocket launch on 3 September from the Guiana Space Centre....
The Exploration Company Confirms Mission Possible Sold Out
Hungarian space company Genesis SFL announced on 30 July that it has secured a spot aboard The Exploration Company’s Mission Possible demonstrator. The space...
Has the Inaugural Callisto Test Flight Slipped to 2026?
The French space agency CNES has revealed that the inaugural test flight of its Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator will not take place until late...
Dawn Aerospace Introduces On-Orbit Docking and Refueling System
Delft-based Dawn Aerospace has introduced its Docking and Fluid Transfer port, which will be used in conjunction with its SatDrive propulsion system.
Dawn is...
DLR Laser Clock Loses Just One Second Every 30M Years
A laser clock developed by the German space agency DLR has achieved a record-setting level of accuracy for optical clocks, with a deviation of...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Takes Delivery of MIRA II and III Airframes
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has taken delivery of a pair of airframe structures for its MIRA II and MIRA III spaceplane demonstrators.
MIRA II...
