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ESA Complete Full-Duration Hot Fire Test of Ariane 6 Second Stage

ESA Complete Full-Duration Hot Fire Test of Ariane 6 Second Stage

The European Space Agency, the German Space Agency DLR, and project prime ArianeGroup successfully completed a full-duration hot fire test of an Ariane 6...
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What is the ESA Astronaut Policy?

In April, ESA signed a letter of intent with the Swedish National Space Agency to send an ESA astronaut aboard an Axiom mission to...
Member States of the European Union have committed not to test direct-ascent ASAT systems.

EU Member States Commit to Not Test Direct-Ascent ASAT Systems

A document published by the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats outlines the commitment of 27 EU member states to ban all...
A short hot fire test of the Ariane 6 core stage has been postponed to September 5 due to a problem with the vehicle’s ground equipment.

A Short Ariane 6 Hot Fire Test Has Been Postponed

ESA announced earlier today that a short hot fire test of the Ariane 6 core stage equipped with its Vulcain 2.1 engine has been...
SaxaVord will not need to wait for the CAA to approve its spaceport licence application before hosting the maiden HyImpulse SR75 launch.

SaxaVord Does Not Need Spaceport Licence to Launch HyImpulse Mission

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed that SaxaVord will not need a spaceport licence to host the maiden flight of the HyImpulse...
Bremen-based POLARIS Spaceplanes announced that it completed the first test flights of its MIRA-Light vehicle on 22 August 2023.

POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Testing its MIRA-Light Vehicle

Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes announced that it had begun testing its MIRA-Light demonstrator. MIRA-Light measures 2.5 metres in length. It is a subscale version of...
The European Space Agency believes that its Solar Orbiter spacecraft may have discovered the source of solar wind.

ESA’s Solar Orbiter May Have Discovered the Source of Solar Wind

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered a number of tiny jets of material escaping from the Sun's outer atmosphere. These jets...
As part of ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Programme SAB Launch Services is exploring an IOSHEX-Space Ruder interoperability mission.

SAB Orbital Vehicle Could Work in Concert With Space Rider

Italian-based space transportation company SAB Launch Services is studying ways that its IOSHEX orbital vehicle could work in concert with the European Space Agency’s...
Germany’s POLARIS Spaceplanes has received approval to begin testing its fourth demonstrator from September 2023.

POLARIS to Begin Testing Fourth Spaceplane Demonstrator From September

German startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has received approval for temporary restricted airspace (ED-R) to begin testing its MIRA spaceplane demonstrator over the waters of the...
The maiden flight of German launch startup HyImpulse’s SR75 suborbital rocket will occur no earlier than 1 December 2023

HyImpulse to Debut SR75 Rocket No Earlier than December 1

A launch licence approved by the UK Civil Aviation Authority on 28 July grants HyImpulse permission to launch its SR75 rocket for the first...

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