New Spanish Space Agency Chief Named
Spain's Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has appointed Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido as the first director of the country's fledgling space agency.
The creation...
French Space Commander Concerned About Impact of Ariane 6 Delays
French Air and Space Force Commander General Philippe Adam has expressed concern that Europe's launch capacity shortage could delay the launch of key national...
ESA Signs Contract for Its Satellite Control Centre of the Future
The European Space Agency signed a contract with German architecture firm H2S Architekten on 14 May for the construction of a futuristic new satellite...
Thales Alenia Space Delivers Pressurized Module for 21st Cygnus Spacecraft
Thales Alenia Space has confirmed that the pressurized module for the 21st Northrop Grumman Cygnus Spacecraft is on its way to US shores. The...
The Exploration Company’s New Hire Will Drive Human Spaceflight
The Exploration Company has hired Blue Origin's director of human spaceflight, Mark Kirasich, as its vice president of US operations. According to the company's...
Infinite Orbits Raises €12M For Satellite Life Extension System
French in-orbit services company Infinite Orbits has raised €12 million to accelerate the development of its satellite life extension system.
Infinite Orbits was founded in...
The Exploration Company’s Mission Possible Capsule Passes Key Milestones
The Exploration Company has announced that its Mission Possible demonstrator was closed up and inverted into its launch position for the first time.
Mission Possible...
First Redesigned Vega C Second Stage Shipped to Test Site
Italian rocket builder Avio has announced that it has shipped the first of its redesigned Vega C Zefiro 40 second stage to its testing...
Sweden’s Esrange Gets its First Orbital Launch Customer
South Korea's Perigee Aerospace has signed a collaborative agreement with the Swedish Space Corporation to launch its Blue Whale 1 rocket from Esrange Space...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Moves Ahead with New MIRA Prototypes
German startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced that it is progressing with the construction of its MIRA II and MIRA III spaceplane prototypes after MIRA...
