Avio and Arianespace Finalize Divorce Terms
During the 2023 Space Summit in Seville, European Space Agency member states agreed to allow Avio to market and manage the launch of Vega...
ArianeGroup to Receive €340M Per Year to Operate Ariane 6
Member states of the European Space Agency have committed to provide ArianeGroup with up to €340 million a year to operate Ariane 6. In...
CNES Boss on Damage Control for ArianeGroup on Ariane 6 Failures
The head of the French space agency CNES, Philippe Baptiste, identified a complex governance structure and ESA's geographic return rule as the primary reasons...
Kuva Space Raises €16.6M for Subscription-Based Hyperspectral Imaging Service
Finnish Earth observation startup Kuva Space has closed an oversubscribed funding round that raised €16.6 million.
The company announced on 2 November that it...
Norway Officially Opens “First Operational Spaceport in Continental Europe”
Norway has officially opened what it calls the "first operational spaceport in continental Europe." Andoya Spaceport was inaugurated on 2 November by Norway’s Crown...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Perform First Flight of MIRA Demonstrator
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has completed the first flight of its MIRA demonstrator. The flight lasted for 2.5 minutes and covered a total distance...
Prometheus Completes 30-Second Hot Fire Test
ArianeGroup announced last week that it had completed a test campaign of a Prometheus engine prototype that included a 30-second hot fire test.
Prometheus began...
RFA UK Receives £3.5M for SaxaVord Development
Rocket Factory Ltd, the UK-based subsidiary of the German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), has received £3.5 million in funding from the UK...
Avio Just Needs Some Space from Arianespace
Italian rocket builders Avio have asked the European Space Agency to allow it to split from Arianespace and independently market its Vega launch vehicles.
The...
ESA to Begin Testing Ariane 6 Upgrade
The European Space Agency has announced that it will begin testing a carbon fibre-reinforced plastic liquid oxygen tank that will be used aboard the...
