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Coverage of the latest news and developments in the European space industry, including missions, policies, and major events.

ESA selects five companies, including ArianeGroup and The Exploration Company, to develop in-orbit fuel storage and refuelling technology.

ESA Selects Companies to Develop in-Orbit Fuel Storage and Refilling Tech

The European Space Agency has selected ArianeGroup, GMV Aerospace and Defence, MT Aerospace, SAB Aerospace, and The Exploration Company to develop in-orbit fuel storage...
ESA has selected Rocket Factory Augsburg, The Exploration Company, ArianeGroup, and Isar Aerospace to develop reusable rocket technology.

ESA Selects Four Companies to Develop Reusable Rocket Technology

The European Space Agency has selected Rocket Factory Augsburg, The Exploration Company, ArianeGroup, and Isar Aerospace to develop reusable rocket technology. On 9 October, ESA...
Arianespace explores post-2030 upgrades for the Ariane 6 rocket, aiming to boost payload capacity for missions to the Moon.

Arianespace Envisions Post-2030 Ariane 6 Upgrades

Arianespace has announced that potential post-Block-2 upgrades for the Ariane 6 rocket are currently under assessment. These “Block 3” improvements will likely be introduced...
Credit: CNES/Oeil du Chat

Discussions Underway to Relax Geo-Return for European Launcher Challenge

The European Space Agency aims to adopt a “Fair Contribution” policy for funding awarded as part of its European Launcher Challenge. If approved, funding...
SUAS Aerospace has partnered with Delft-based T-Minus Engineering for its Pathfinder mission, Ireland’s first commercial rocket launch.

SUAS Partners with T-Minus for Ireland’s First Commercial Rocket Launch

Irish startup SUAS Aerospace has signed an agreement with T-Minus to perform Ireland's first commercial rocket launch. SUAS Aerospace was founded in 2022 with the...
MT Aerospace completes initial pressure tests for its SCOUT rocket upper stage tank demonstrator.

MT Aerospace Upper Stage Tank Demonstrator Passes Key Milestone

Germany's MT Aerospace has completed initial pressure tests for its SCOUT rocket upper stage tank demonstrator. Development of the Sandwich Common bulkhead Optimized Upper...
CNES publishes a call for the flight testing and refinement of a European spacesuit designed by Spartan Space, MEDES, and Decathlon.

CNES to Flight Test Early Prototype of a European Spacesuit

The French space agency CNES has published a call for the development, manufacture, and flight testing of an early prototype of a European intravehicular...
Swiss students from the Gruyère Space Program successfully complete Europe's first reusable rocket hop with the Colibri demonstrator.

Student-led Group Performs Europe’s First Reusable Rocket Hop

A reusable rocket demonstrator built by a group of students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Switzerland has successfully completed a...
ESA published a call for the development of a small light antenna for use in a radio observatory on the far side of the Moon.

ESA Publishes Call for Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon

The European Space Agency has published an initial development call for a proposed radio telescope that would be built on the far side of...
ESA awards OHB Italia a €63 million contract to begin development of the Ramses planetary defence mission to study asteroid Apophis.

ESA Awards OHB a €63M Contract for Ramses Planetary Defence Mission

The European Space Agency has awarded OHB Italia an initial contract worth €63 million to develop the Ramses mission, which will study an asteroid...

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