RIDE! Hopes to Make Booking a Spaceflight as Easy as a Plane Ticket
French launch aggregator RIDE! announced last week that it had signed an agreement with Arianespace to market Ariane and Vega flights on its digital...
PLD Space to Hire 150 New Employees by 2024
Spanish launch startup PLD Space has announced plans to hire 150 new employees by 2024 to support the development of MIURA 5.
PLD Space...
European Industry Could Generate €9.9 Billion From Crewed Launch
A PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study found that European industry could generate between €5.9 and €9.9 billion between 2028 and 2040 by developing and operating a...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Completes MIRA-Light Vehicle Test Campaign
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced the completion of a 15-flight test campaign of its MIRA-Light demonstration vehicle.
MIRA-Light is a subscale version of the...
Has Avio Begun Developing a Second-Gen Space Rider Vehicle?
In a presentation outlining the company's half-year financial results, Italian rocket builder Avio appeared to indicate that development of a second generation of the...
Avio Financials Boosted by EU Covid Recovery Funds and Missile Contracts
Avio has reported revenues of €157.6 million for the first half of 2023, an increase of 17.7% from the same period last year.
The company...
MaiaSpace Complete First Cryogenic Test of Second Stage Prototype
MaiaSpace has completed the first cryogenic test of a full-scale prototype of the Maia rocket’s second stage.
Maia is a partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle...
HyImpulse Qualifies Hybrid Rocket Motor for Flight
After its latest successful test campaign, HyImpulse has qualified its HyPLOX-75 hybird rocket motor for flight. The qualification of the motor brings the company...
Ariane 6 Core Stage Breathes Fire for the First Time
ESA, the French Space Agency CNES, and project prime ArianeGroup completed the first shot hot fire test of an Ariane 6 core stage.
The...
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...
