Spain Approves €325 Million ESCA+ Expansion of Atlantic Constellation
Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved the allocation of €325 million for the development of three Earth observation satellites that will expand the 16-satellite...
Sweden’s 2026 Spring Budget to Include €36.5 Million More for Space
The Swedish government has proposed adding SEK 400 million (approximately €36.5 Million) to its Spring budget to support the development of sovereign launch capability...
ESA Seeks Commercial Provider to Transport Payload to the Moon
The European Space Agency is seeking a commercial provider to deliver its NILS2 instrument to the Moon to measure negative ions on the lunar...
ESA Member States Call for Cancellation of Earth Return Orbiter
European Space Agency Member States have called for the cancellation of the Earth Return Orbiter, a key element of plans to return samples from...
CNES Publishes Call for Drone Swarm to Monitor Launch Operations
CNES has issued a call for proposals to deploy a swarm of autonomous drones at the Guiana Space Centre for several applications, including perimeter...
Norway and Iceland to Join the EU’s GOVSATCOM and IRIS2 Programmes
Norway and Iceland have signed agreements to participate in the European Union’s GOVSATCOM and IRIS2 secure communications programmes.
The EU’s GOVSATCOM and IRIS2 programmes are...
Switzerland’s PAVE Space Closes $40 Million Seed Funding Round
Swiss space mobility startup PAVE Space secured $40 million in seed funding as it prepares for the launch of an initial demonstration mission later...
US-Based Katalyst Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Satellite Servicing Spacecraft
Arizona-headquartered space operations company Katalyst Space Technologies has signed a contract with Arianespace to launch its NEXUS-1 satellite servicing spacecraft aboard an Ariane 6...
ESA Regains Contact With Lost Proba-3 Spacecraft
The European Space Agency has regained contact with the Coronagraph spacecraft of its Proba-3 mission after more than a month of silence.
Launched aboard an...
ESA to Purchase SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission to ISS
The European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher announced on 19 March that the agency intends to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon...














