UK-Based Blue Abyss to Build Astronaut Training Facility in Ohio
Blue Abyss has announced that it has completed the purchase of 12 acres of land in Brook Park, Ohio, that will be used to...
Italian Space Logistics Company D-Orbit Closes €100M Funding Round
Following a successful 2023 that saw it launch six missions, Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that it has closed a €100 million...
ESA Targets 15 November for Vega C Return to Flight Mission
The European Space Agency has announced that it is targeting 15 November for the return to flight of the grounded Avio-built Vega C launch...
ArianeGroup to Increase MaiaSpace Investment to €125M
ArianeGroup has committed to increasing its investment in the company's launch startup subsidiary, MaiaSpace, from approximately €40 million to €125 million.
MaiaSpace was founded in...
The Exploration Company Begins CNES Backed Rocket Engine Development
The Exploration Company has begun work on a reusable methane-powered staged combustion rocket engine that will be capable of producing approximately 200 tonnes of...
RFA Boosts Argo Capabilities to Answer ESA Commercial Cargo Call
German launch provider Rocket Factory Augsburg announced early last month that it had increased the payload capability of its Argo cargo spacecraft. The boost...
Progress Made at SaxaVord, but Questions Remain
Last month, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority awarded a spaceport licence to SaxaVord, granting it permission to perform 30 launches per year from Unst,...
SUAS Aerospace Aims to Launch Orbital Flights from Ireland
Irish startup SUAS Aerospace was founded in 2022 with the aim of building a launch facility in Ireland capable of supporting both suborbital and...
€40M to be Invested to Produce Greener Hydrogen for Ariane 6
The European Space Agency and the French space agency CNES have committed €40.5 million to construct facilities at the Guiana Space Centre to produce...
DLR Tests a Planetary Lander Demonstrator
The German space agency DLR announced that it has successfully completed the first hot gas tests of its planetary lander demonstrator.
DLR initiated the Green...
