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DLR completed a series of tests for its Surface Avatar project that saw an astronaut aboard the ISS take control of robots on Earth.

ESA Astronaut Aboard Space Station Controls Robot on Earth

ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt successfully completed a series of tests for the Surface Avatar project that included controlling Bert, a four-legged robot developed...
ESA will begin selecting prime contractors for its LISA gravitational wave observatory and EnVision Venus explorer missions.

ESA Green Light Venus Probe and Gravitational Wave Observatory

The European Space Agency has given the green light to a pair of ambitious science missions that will be launched in the 2030s. During the...
Exolaunch has won an €18 million DLR contract to coordinate the awarding of free launch to winners of two competitions.

Exolaunch Wins €18M DLR Launch Contract

German space agency DLR has awarded an €18 million launch contract to Berlin-based Exolaunch. DLR awarded the contract on behalf of and with funds...
Venture capital fund Expansion has announced that it has raised €100 million to invest in European New Space companies.

Expansion Raises €100M to Invest in European New Space Startups

Two years after its initial launch, European venture capital fund Expansion Ventures announced 23 January that it had raised €100 million. The fund was...
French Space situational awareness startup Share My Space has closed a €10 million Series A and been renamed to Aldoria.

Share My Space Raises €10M and Takes on a New Name

French Space situational awareness startup Share My Space has closed a €10 million Series A funding round. With the 23 January announcement, the company...
The UK Space Agency has launched a challenge to support the development of technology to extract water from lunar ice.

UK Space Agency Launches Challenge to Purify Lunar Water

The UK Space Agency, in partnership with its Canadian counterpart, has launched the £1.2-million Aqualunar Challenge, which aims to support the development of technology...
A CNES-led consortium has begun the Phase A development of CARIOQA, an initiative that aims to develop an atomic accelerometer for space.

CNES-Led Consortium Begins Development of Atomic Accelerometers

French space agency CNES announced 16 January that it had kicked off Phase A of its CARIOQA initiative, which aims to develop an atomic...
French launch startup Latitude has closed a $30M Series B funding to continue the development of its Zephyr launch vehicle.

French Launch Startup Latitude Closes $30M Series B

Latitude announced on 22 January that it had closed a $30 million (€27.5 million) Series B funding round to support the development of its...
The avionics model of the ESA’s Euclid space telescope has arrived at ESOC in Germany to aid with its operation.

Euclid Avionics Model Arrives at ESA ESOC in Germany

The avionics model of the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has arrived at the agency's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Euclid...
ArianeGroup is preparing to ship the Ariane 6 core stage and upper stage for the vehicle’s maiden flight to the launch site in French Guiana.

ArianeGroup Prepare to Ship Ariane 6 Flight Hardware to Kourou

ArianeGroup is preparing to ship the Ariane 6 core stage and upper stage that will be used for the vehicle's first flight towards the...

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