Thermal Data Startup Constellr Extends Seed Round to €17M
Thermal data startup constellr announced July 24 that it has secured additional funding extending its seed round to €17 million.
Founded in 2020, constellr...
ESA’s Space Rider Spacecraft Reaches Key Milestone
On June 20, the Space Rider programme proceeded into Phase D of its development, allowing qualification and production to commence. While delivery of the...
OHB to Head Up 90M ODIN’S EYE Space-Based Missile Early Warning Project
In late June, The European Commission announced the results of the 2022 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF). One of the...
ESA Launch Independent Enquiry Commission to Investigate Vega C Z40 Test Failure
ESA has established an Independent Enquiry Commission to investigate the failure of the Avio-led Vega C Zefiro 40 (Z40) static fire test.
“An Independent...
Poland Complete Acceptance Phase for Three Space Debris Observatories
The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) has announced that it has completed the acceptance phase of three observatories that will be used to track satellites...
CNES Creates Space Mission Ethics Committee
The French space agency CNES announced 28 June that it had created a Space Mission Ethics Committee that will be tasked with informing the...
Vega C Return to Flight Delayed After Z40 Test Failure
A static fire test of a Vega C Zefiro 40 (Z40) second stage conducted June 28 ended in failure. The successful completion of the...
SpaceForest Launch Test Flight of Suborbital Perun Vehicle
Polish space tech company SpaceForest has confirmed that it performed a test flight of its suborbital Perun launch system on 21 June.
The rocket...
ATMOS Space Cargo Raises €4M to Return Cargo from Space
ATMOS Space Cargo has announced the closure of an oversubscribed seed round that saw the company raise €4 million.
Founded in 2021, ATMOS is...
CNES Awards Contract to Dark for Space Debris Interceptor Simulation
French space agency CNES has awarded a contract to space debris removal startup Dark to conduct an emergency space debris interception simulation. The study...
