SSC Returns Esrange Launch Tower to Service After Fire
The Swedish Space Corporation has successfully launched the first rocket from its newly refurbished Skylark launch tower that was damaged by a fire in...
The Case of the Missing Vega AVUM Propellant Tanks
Two of the four tanks necessary to power the fourth stage of the final Vega flight disappeared several months ago, leaving Avio scrambling to...
Timeline Leading up to Maiden Ariane 6 Flight Announced
European Space Agency director general Josef Aschbacher has announced that Ariane 6 will be launched for the first time between 15 June and 31...
ASI Seeks Commercial Operator for Lunar Oxygen Extraction Mission
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has launched a market research notice to gauge the interest of commercial operators in running the agency's lunar regolith...
Ariane 6 Upper Stage Upgrade Passes First Testing Milestone
The European Space Agency and MT Aerospace have successfully completed an initial test campaign of a fuel tank that will be utilized aboard an...
ESA’s Long-Serving CryoSat Satellite Avoids Early End to its Mission
The European Space Agency has avoided an early end to its CryoSat mission after a fuel leak was detected aboard the satellite.
CryoSat was...
ASI Awards Contract to Continue Development of Moon Base
Thales Alenia Space has been awarded an Italian Space Agency (ASI) contract to continue the development of its Multi-Purpose Habitat, which the agency hopes...
ESA Completes Full-Duration Ariane 6 Hot Fire Test
The European Space Agency has successfully completed a full-duration hot fire test of an Ariane 6 core stage. The final major milestone left on...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Testing its AS-1 Rocket Engine
POLARIS Spaceplanes has successfully ignited its 1kN AS-1 aerospike rocket engine that will power its MIRA demonstrator.
MIRA is 4.3 metres long and is powered...
Beyond Gravity Unveils Reusable Fairing Concept
Zurich-based Beyond Gravity has announced a reusable fairing concept that would be recovered along with the first stage of a rocket.
Traditional fairings are created...