Italy Begins Development of Nuclear Reactor for Lunar Settlements
Italy's national space agency, ASI, has kicked off its Selene project, which aims to develop small nuclear fission reactors to power settlements on the...
Vega C Returns to Flight Deploying Sentinel-1C
After nearly two years of being grounded following a December 2022 failure, Europe’s Vega C light-lift rocket has resumed operational service. The rocket carried...
Avio Receives €150M Contract to Supply Rocket Motors for CAMM-ER Missiles
Italian rocket builder Avio has secured a contract from MBDA Italia worth just under €150 million to supply rocket motors for the CAMM-ER missile...
Orbex Abandons Sutherland for SaxaVord and Introduces New Rocket
Scotland-based rocket builder Orbex has announced that it will “pause” the construction of its Sutherland launch facility and shift its initial launch operations to...
Assembly of P120 Boosters for Next Ariane 6 Flight Completed
ArianeGroup has revealed that a pair of P120 solid-fuel boosters for the second flight of the company’s Ariane 6 rocket have been completed and...
ESA Publishes Updated Call for Reusable Super Heavy-Lift Rocket Initiative
The European Space Agency has published an updated call for a study to explore the development of a reusable super heavy-lift rocket capable of...
PLD Space Secures €11M Loan for Miura 5 Launch Complex
Spanish launch provider PLD Space has announced that it secured a €11 million loan to support the development of its Miura 5 launch complex...
Ariane 6 Rocket Stages Arrive in Kourou with a Hitchhiker
The main and upper stages for the second flight of the Ariane 6 rocket have arrived in French Guiana ahead of its Q1 2025...
Scotland Breaks Ground on Third Rocket Launch Site
Scotland's Highlands and Islands Enterprise has announced that local contractor Macaulay Askernish has been selected to construct the enabling infrastructure for Spaceport 1 in...
ESA to Award Avio New Vega E Contract Before the End of 2024
ESA Director of Space Transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen has revealed that ESA expects to award a new contract to Avio for the development of Vega...
