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POLSA has announced the completion of three observatories around the world that will be used to track space debris.

Poland Complete Acceptance Phase for Three Space Debris Observatories

The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) has announced that it has completed the acceptance phase of three observatories that will be used to track satellites...
CNES has announced the creation of a Space Mission Ethics Committee that will begin work in the fall of 2023.

CNES Creates Space Mission Ethics Committee

The French space agency CNES announced 28 June that it had created a Space Mission Ethics Committee that will be tasked with informing the...
The return to flight of the Avio Vega C launch vehicle has been dealt a blow after a failed Z40 stage static fire test.

Vega C Return to Flight Delayed After Z40 Test Failure

A static fire test of a Vega C Zefiro 40 (Z40) second stage conducted June 28 ended in failure. The successful completion of the...
Polish launch provider SpaceForest perform test flight of Perun launch system.

SpaceForest Launch Test Flight of Suborbital Perun Vehicle

Polish space tech company SpaceForest has confirmed that it performed a test flight of its suborbital Perun launch system on 21 June. The rocket...
ATMOS Space Cargo has raised €4 million in seed funding to develop a capsule to return cargo from space.

ATMOS Space Cargo Raises €4M to Return Cargo from Space

ATMOS Space Cargo has announced the closure of an oversubscribed seed round that saw the company raise €4 million. Founded in 2021, ATMOS is...
CNES has awarded a contract to Dark to conduct a simulation of its Interceptor rocket.

CNES Awards Contract to Dark for Space Debris Interceptor Simulation

French space agency CNES has awarded a contract to space debris removal startup Dark to conduct an emergency space debris interception simulation. The study...
RFA have signed a contract with CNES to access a new commercial launch facility being built at the Guiana Space Center.

RFA Sign Binding Term Sheet for Access to Guiana Space Center

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has signed a binding term sheet with French space agency CNES to access a new commercial launch facility...
A Swedish reserve astronaut is the first from ESA's new astronaut class to secure a seat into space.

ESA Reserve Astronaut Secures Seat Aboard Axiom Flight

The European Space Agency has announced that astronaut reserve Marcus Wandt will fly aboard an Axiom Space flight to the International Space Station. With...
ArianeGroup has renamed its GEOTracker space surveillance service to better reflect the the service's expanded capabilities.

ArianeGroup Renames its GEOTracker Space Surveillance Service

ArianeGroup announced June 6 that it had renamed its GEOTracker space surveillance service to Helix. With the new name, the company has also rolled...
A look at the progress that has been made ahead of the maiden RFA ONE launch by Rocket Factory Augsburg.

RFA ONE Creeps Ever Closer to the Launchpad

Last week, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) announced that it had successfully completed the Integrated System Test (IST) campaign for the RFA ONE second stage....
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