First-Gen Vega Rocket Retired After Successful Sentinel-2C Launch
The final mission of the first-generation Vega rocket has been completed with the successful deployment of the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite into...
MaiaSpace Prepares to Start Hot Fire Testing in 2025
French launch startup MaiaSpace has announced that it is preparing to conduct the first hot fire test of the upper stage of its Maia...
FrankenVega Confirmed for Sentinel 2C Launch
The final launch of an Avio rocket may have already taken place. Tomorrow’s launch will feature the first and only mission launched aboard the...
ESA Seeks Novel Propulsion Solutions for Cubesat Deorbiting
The European Space Agency has published a call for the development of disruptive satellite propulsion systems that are capable of deorbiting cubesats.
Cubesats were first...
Thruster Issues Delay BepiColombo’s Mercury Arrival by 11 Months
The European Space Agency has announced that persistent issues with the BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module's thrusters will delay its arrival around the closest planet...
Intuitive Machines to Carry ESA Prospect Payload to Lunar Surface
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines a $116.9 million contract to carry six payloads to the surface of the Moon aboard its Nova-C lunar lander....
Arianespace CEO Declines to Comment on How Avio Replaced Vega Propellants Tanks
Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël declined to comment when asked what solution Avio had employed to replace a pair of out-of-production propellant tanks for the...
Heriot-Watt Begins Work on £2.5M Quantum Comms Ground Station
Heriot-Watt University has broken ground on the new quantum communications optical ground station in Scotland.
The Edinburgh City Council approved plans to build the optical...
KKR Receives Regulatory Approval for OHB Minority Stake Purchase
US-headquartered investment firm KKR has received final regulatory approvals to proceed with the purchase of a 28.6% minority stake in German space company OHB.
In...
D-Orbit’s Magnificent Monica Space Tug Begins Payload Deployment
Italian in-space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that its Celestial Bliss mission has moved into the commercial phase with the deployment of four Spire...
