ESA Aim to Observe the Dark Side of Earth
The European Space Agency has published a call for a study that would examine the feasibility and commercial viability of collecting nighttime remote sensing...
Portugal Passes New Legislation to License Launch Centers
The Portuguese government has passed an amendment to its existing Space Law that outlines specific rules for licensing space launch centres within the country’s...
Portugal’s Astronaut for a Day Initiative Receives Record Number of Entries
The Portuguese Space Agency has announced that the third edition of its Astronaut for a Day initiative has received a total of 634 applications....
Maritime Surveillance Provider Unseenlabs Closes €85M Funding Round
French maritime surveillance provider Unseenlabs announced on 27 February that it had closed an €85 million Series C funding round.
The company’s Series C funding...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Closes Bridge Funding Round
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has secured additional investors to fund the development of its AURORA multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system.
POLARIS announced on 27...
The Exploration Company’s Mission Possible Demonstrator Takes Shape
The Exploration Company has published an update on the progress of its subscale Mission Possible demonstrator, which the company expects to launch later this...
ESA to Begin Work on Mars Transfer Vehicle Mission Concept
The European Space Agency has published a pair of calls aimed at beginning work on an electric propulsion transfer stage that would be used...
RFA Environmental Assessment Report Details SaxaVord Operations
An Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) report published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority for public consultation has given greater insight into Rocket Factory...
Maiden HyImpulse SR75 Rocket Launch Set for Late April/Early May
The maiden flight of the suborbital HyImpulse SR75 rocket is set to occur from the Koonibba Test Range in Australia between late April and...
MAPHEUS 14 Flight Carries 442-Kilogram Payload to 265 Kilometres
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) MAPHEUS 14 flight was successfully launched from Esrange Space Center in Sweden on 27 February, carrying several scientific experiments....
