SpaceForest Completes Full-Duration Test of Hybrid Rocket Engine
Polish rocket builder SpaceForest has successfully completed a full-duration hot fire test of an upgraded version of its SF-1000 hybrid rocket engine. The engine...
CIRA Qualifies Key Element of Space Rider’s Thermal Protection System
The Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA) has announced the successful qualification of Space Rider’s Body Flaps, a key element of the reusable spacecraft’s thermal...
Magdrive Raises $10.5M to Advance Satellite Propulsion Systems
UK-based in-space propulsion company Magdrive has announced the closure of a $10.5 million (€9.99 million) seed round to advance its high-thrust electric propulsion technology.
Founded...
Poland Completes Second Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine Test Campaign
The Łukasiewicz Research Network’s Institute of Aviation has successfully completed its second hot-fire test campaign for the Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator rocket engine.
Development of...
Avio Test Fires Multi-Purpose Green Engine for the First Time
Italian rocket builder Avio has announced the first successful test firing of its new bipropellant rocket engine, designed for a range of in-orbit logistics...
PLD Space Signs Agreement to Launch Miura 5 from Oman
Spanish launch provider PLD Space has signed an agreement with Oman's Etlaq Spaceport, securing it as the company’s second launch site for the Miura...
Isar Completes Final Static Fire Tests Ahead of Inaugural Spectrum Flight
Isar Aerospace has announced the completion of the final tests on its Spectrum rocket, paving the way for its inaugural flight. The company stated...
The Exploration Company Secures DLR as an Anchor Customer
The German aerospace agency DLR has signed on to be an anchor customer for The Exploration Company’s microgravity research service aboard its Nyx spacecraft.
Nyx...
ATMOS Secures €13.1M in New Funding for PHOENIX 2 Capsule
Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo has been awarded €13.1 million in funding from the European Commission’s EIC Accelerator Programme. The company will use the funding...
Italy’s CubeSat Mission to a Martian Moon Enters Phase B Development
Italian space agency ASI has announced that its CubeSat mission to the Martian moon Deimos has entered Phase B, marking the commencement of preliminary...
