RFA secure exclusive access to SaxaVord launch pad
German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has secured exclusive access to Launch Pad Fredo at the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. The multi-year partnership included...
Top European Launch Companies of 2022—The European Spaceflight Power Ranking
Ten years ago the European launch market consisted of Arianespace and Avio (which has been around since 1908) with the former managing launch operations...
Predicting 2023 European Launch Startup Funding Trends
2022 saw a 60% reduction in the funding raised by European launch startups. Although that reduction was driven largely by Isar Aerospace not securing...
A different perspective on the Vega C failure
It has been a dark week for European spaceflight with the failure of the first operational flight of Vega C. This darkness has been...
Is Virgin Orbit a Phantom in the UK?
Virgin Orbit UK, the UK-based subsidiary of US launch vehicle operator Virgin Orbit, filled its annual accounts for 2021 on December 20. The document...
SmallSpark Receives UK Space Agency Funding for Space Tug Engine
UK-based space technology company SmallSpark Space Systems has received £76,000 in funding to develop a propulsion system for its S4-SLV space tug. The funding...
Everything you need to know about Latitude
Latitude was officially founded in 2019 by Stanislas Maximin, Ilan Saidi-Bekerman, and Corentin Coste. However, at that time it was not called Latitude or...
Exotrail and Isar sign multi-launch agreement
French space logistics company Exotrail has signed a multi-launch agreement with Germany’s Isar Aerospace. The agreement will see Exotrail spacevan space tugs launch aboard...
Orbex to begin building its own launch facility
Scottish launch startup Orbex has announced that it is moving forward with plans to build and operate its own vertical launch site.
The company signed...
Orbex announces £40.4 million Series C funding round
UK-based launch startup Orbex has announced the successful closing of a £40.4 million (approximately €46.5 million) Series C funding round.
According to Orbex, the new...
