POLARIS Spaceplanes Perform First Flight of MIRA Demonstrator
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has completed the first flight of its MIRA demonstrator. The flight lasted for 2.5 minutes and covered a total distance...
Prometheus Completes 30-Second Hot Fire Test
ArianeGroup announced last week that it had completed a test campaign of a Prometheus engine prototype that included a 30-second hot fire test.
Prometheus began...
RFA UK Receives £3.5M for SaxaVord Development
Rocket Factory Ltd, the UK-based subsidiary of the German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), has received £3.5 million in funding from the UK...
Avio Just Needs Some Space from Arianespace
Italian rocket builders Avio have asked the European Space Agency to allow it to split from Arianespace and independently market its Vega launch vehicles.
The...
ESA to Begin Testing Ariane 6 Upgrade
The European Space Agency has announced that it will begin testing a carbon fibre-reinforced plastic liquid oxygen tank that will be used aboard the...
UK Space Agency Signs Agreement with Axiom Space
The UK Space Agency has signed an agreement with Axiom Space to pave the way for a commercially sponsored astronaut mission.
According to a 25...
German Offshore Spaceport to Host First Launch in Early 2024
The German Offshore Spaceport Alliance (GOSA) has told European Spaceflight that it is targeting between April and May for its first launch campaign.
GOSA was...
RFA, ATMOS, and Yuri Announce “Eva” Microgravity Service
German space companies Rocket Factory Augsburg, Yuri, and ATMOS Space Cargo have announced a new partnership to launch an end-to-end service for microgravity research....
POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Testing MIRA Demonstrator
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes announced that it had completed the first roll tests of its MIRA demonstrator.
MIRA is a 4.3-metre demonstrator that features a...
Latitude Double Factory Floor Space
French launch startup Latitude has doubled its factory floor space in preparation for the first flight of its Zephyr launch vehicle.
Latitude was founded in...
