Lunar I-Hab Gateway Module Mockup Acceptance Review Completed
A full-size mockup of the European Space Agency's Lunar I-Hab Gateway space station module has completed its acceptance review. The module's prime contractor, Thales...
Space Surveillance Company Vyoma Secures Є5M in New Funding
Munich-based space situational awareness company Vyoma has secured an additional €5 million in funding from a fund backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF).
Vyoma...
ESA Chief Tempers Expectations for Maiden Ariane 6 Flight
European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher appeared to be tempering expectations for the maiden flight of Ariane 6 during a panel at the...
ESA Awards €522M ExoMars 2028 Contract to Thales Alenia Space
The European Space Agency has signed a €522 million framework contract with a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium to continue the development of the agency's...
HyImpulse Updates SL1 Design with Performance Boost
German launch startup HyImpulse has released an updated design of its SL1 rocket, which features a 20% performance boost over its previous iteration.
When it...
ESA Publishes Call for the Development of In-Space Assembly Capabilities
The European Space Agency has published a €3 million call to industry to begin the development of in-space assembly capabilities that the agency will...
US Agency Selects ICEYE to Provide Flood Impact Data
Finnish Earth observation data provider ICEYE has signed a contract with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide flood impact...
ESA’s Euclid Space Telescope Fix Exceeds Expectations
A procedure to de-ice the Euclid space telescope's optics has performed significantly better than hoped, achieving a 15% gain in sensitivity.
Euclid was launched aboard...
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Identified as Primary Target for ESA
The European Space Agency has identified Saturn's moon Enceladus as the most promising target for its next L-class mission, following on from JUICE, LISA,...
Ariane 6 is Getting its Bikini Back
The Exploration Company has confirmed that it is in the process of re-baselining its Mission Bikini demonstrator back to Ariane 6.
In February 2022, the...
