UK Misses Deadline to Award Contract for Space Debris Removal Mission
The UK Space Agency has missed a deadline to award a £75.6 million contract for the country’s first mission to capture and remove dead...
ESA Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Deep Space CubeSat
The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to launch its solar storm-monitoring CubeSat on an Ariane 6 rocket.
Scheduled for launch in early 2027,...
SES and Airbus Secure Site for Quantum Communications Ground Station
European satellite operator SES and Airbus have secured a site at the NL Space Campus in Noordwijk for the Eagle-1 optical ground station. The...
Spain’s Pangea Propulsion Opens New Manufacturing Facility
Pangea Propulsion has inaugurated a new 1,000-square-metre manufacturing facility in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, investing an initial €1 million in its establishment. According...
Netherlands Adopts Mandate for Its New Space Agency
The Netherlands has formalised the mandate of its rebranded space agency, adding the Ministry of Defence to its steering committee for the first time.
The...
ESA Taps Spain’s EMXYS to Build €10M Don Quijote Asteroid Lander
The European Space Agency has awarded Spanish satellite manufacturer EMXYS a contract to build a small lander that will attempt to touch down on...
The Exploration Company to Pursue US Government Contracts
The Exploration Company has announced the establishment of a US-based entity, TEC Federal, which it will use to compete for US government contracts. The...
ArianeGroup Tests Upgraded Ariane 6 Upper Stage Rocket Engine
Details of a previously unannounced test campaign involving an upgraded Ariane 6 rocket engine have emerged in the 2025 annual accounts of ArianeGroup SAS,...
Loft Orbital Books Multiple Launches Aboard MaiaSpace Rockets
US-based satellite operator Loft Orbital has signed a multi-launch agreement with ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace. Although the announcement provided few details, it did share that...
RFA ONE Launch from SaxaVord Set for No Earlier Than 10 August
Almost two years after an RFA ONE first stage burst into flames during a static fire test, German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg is...














