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Coverage of the latest news and developments in the European space industry, including missions, policies, and major events.

ESA publishes an updated call for its reusable super heavy-lift rocket study initiative, only to remove it again.

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 has secured a €11 million loan to support the development of its Miura 5 launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre.

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 French Guiana for a Q1 2025 launch, alongside an unexpected passenger—a helicopter for Helicojyp.

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 its third rocket launch site, Spaceport 1, set to become the “UK’s only dedicated commercial suborbital launch site” by 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 will award Avio a new Vega E contract by the end of 2024 ahead of the rocket’s planned 2027 debut

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...
London-based SatVu secures £10M funding to accelerate the launch of its HotSat-2 and HotSat-3 thermal imaging satellites.

SatVu Secures £10M in Funding for its Thermal Imaging Service

Earth observation data provider SatVu has announced that it has secured £10 million (€12 million) in new funding to accelerate the deployment of the...
ESA awards a €34.6 million contract to Open Cosmos to develop the agency’s three-satellite NanoMagSat constellation.

ESA Award Open Cosmos a €34.6M for NanoMagSat Mission

The European Space Agency has awarded an Open Cosmos-led consortium a €34.6 million contract to develop, launch, and commission a constellation of three satellites...
CNES is moving to reopen the Guiana Space Centre’s ELFS sounding rocket launch complex after signing a contract with Opus Aerospace.

CNES to Once Again Launch Sounding Rockets from French Guiana

The French space agency, CNES, has announced plans to reopen the Guiana Space Centre’s sounding rocket launch complex. The agency has signed an agreement...
After ceasing launches in 1988, Italy plans to once again launch rockets from the Luigi Broglio Space Center near Malindi in Kenya.

Italy to Reopen Kenya-Based Offshore Launch Facility

An Italian-run space centre located in Kenya will once again host rocket launches from an offshore launch platform. Italy built the Luigi Broglio Space Center...
The first and second stages of the second Ariane 6 rocket are en route to French Guiana aboard the sail-assisted transport ship Canopée.

First and Second Stages for Next Ariane 6 Flight En Route

ArianeGroup has confirmed that the first and second stages for the next Ariane 6 flight have begun the transatlantic voyage aboard the sail-assisted transport...

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