SaxaVord Owes Contractors Money it Can’t Pay
Shetland Space Centre Limited owes approximately one million pounds to Shetland-based DITT Construction for the development of SaxaVord spaceport, two sources told European Spaceflight....
HyImpulse Ditch SaxaVord in Favour of Australia for Maiden Flight
German launch startup HyImpulse Technologies has announced that it will launch the maiden flight of its suborbital SR75 launch vehicle from the Southern Launch...
RIDE! Wins ESA PUSH Contract to Offer Ariane 6 Launch Capacity
French launch aggregator RIDE! has won an ESA contract to offer its services free of charge to customers interested in launching payloads aboard the...
HyImpulse Inches Closer to Maiden SR75 Flight
German launch startup HyImpulse Technologies has announced the successful completion of the assembly and integration of its first SR75 launch vehicle.
The HyImpulse SR75 is...
Has ESA Stacked the Deck for The Exploration Company?
With the announcement of its commercial cargo programme, the European Space Agency appears to have stacked the deck to allow for only one challenger...
CNES Publishes Call for the Demonstration of Reusable Launch Systems
The launch directorate of the French space agency CNES has published a call to support industry-led demonstrations of semi-reusable micro and mini-launcher systems that...
ESA Signs Agreement for Potential Use of Starlab Space Station
The European Space Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus Defence and Space and Voyager Space to explore the potential of European...
Avio and Arianespace Finalize Divorce Terms
During the 2023 Space Summit in Seville, European Space Agency member states agreed to allow Avio to market and manage the launch of Vega...
ArianeGroup to Receive €340M Per Year to Operate Ariane 6
Member states of the European Space Agency have committed to provide ArianeGroup with up to €340 million a year to operate Ariane 6. In...
CNES Boss on Damage Control for ArianeGroup on Ariane 6 Failures
The head of the French space agency CNES, Philippe Baptiste, identified a complex governance structure and ESA's geographic return rule as the primary reasons...
