ESA Publishes Call for the Development of In-Space Assembly Capabilities
The European Space Agency has published a €3 million call to industry to begin the development of in-space assembly capabilities that the agency will...
US Agency Selects ICEYE to Provide Flood Impact Data
Finnish Earth observation data provider ICEYE has signed a contract with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide flood impact...
ESA’s Euclid Space Telescope Fix Exceeds Expectations
A procedure to de-ice the Euclid space telescope's optics has performed significantly better than hoped, achieving a 15% gain in sensitivity.
Euclid was launched aboard...
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Identified as Primary Target for ESA
The European Space Agency has identified Saturn's moon Enceladus as the most promising target for its next L-class mission, following on from JUICE, LISA,...
Ariane 6 is Getting its Bikini Back
The Exploration Company has confirmed that it is in the process of re-baselining its Mission Bikini demonstrator back to Ariane 6.
In February 2022, the...
CNES Boss Blames Contractors for Ariane 6 Being Too Expensive
CNES president Philippe Baptiste has claimed that subcontractors are unnecessarily pushing up the cost of Ariane 6 by tens of millions of euros.
Baptiste made...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Secures “Multi-Million-Euro Investment”
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced that it has secured a multi-million-euro investment from the Swiss-based Aero Challenge Group (ACG).
POLARIS was founded in 2019...
Progress Continues on Europe’s Gateway Space Station Contributions
ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander shared images of the International Habitat (I-Hab) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) modules for...
UK Space Agency to Open New HQ and Regional Offices
The UK Space Agency has announced plans to move its headquarters to the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire. The agency is also planning to...
Avio CEO Received €460K in Bonuses and Incentives for 2023
Italian rocket maker Avio has revealed that its CEO Giulio Ranzo received €459,800 in bonuses and other incentives for 2023. The CEO's total package...
