D-Orbit Signs €26-Million IRIDE Contract
Space logistics company D-Orbit announced 5 April that it has signed a €26-million contract with ESA for Italy's IRIDE Earth observation constellation.
The IRIDE constellation...
Isar Secures €155M in Series C Funding
German launch startup Isar Aerospace has secured a €155 million Series C funding round. The launch startup has now raised more than €300 million...
ESA HydroGNSS Earth Observation Mission Doubles in Size
ESA has announced that its HydroGNSS Earth observation mission will now be comprised of two satellites which will halve the time it takes to...
ESA Opens New Boost! Call to Fund Space Transportation Services
The European Space Agency has announced that it has opened a new round of funding opportunities for startups and consortia developing launch and in-orbit...
NASA Commit $30M for ESA Mars Mission in 2024
NASA has announced that it will provide approximately $30 million (€28 million) in 2024 to fund the development of ESA's ExoMars mission. According to...
ESA taps Astos to develop GNC tools for microlauncher startups
German space tech company Astos Solutions has won a European Space Agency contract for the "Reconfigurable Control Design Framework for Micro-Launcher" project.
Announced on March...
Vega C independent inquiry findings fuel PR headache for ESA
On March 3, an independent inquiry formed to investigate the cause of the 20 December failure of the first commercial flight of the Avio-built...
Spanish Space Agency Statute Approved by Council of Ministers
Spain's Council of Ministers has approved a statute regulating the activities of its recently launched national space agency.
Approved on March 7, the statute...
Vega C Will Not Return to Flight Until Late 2023
An independent inquiry commission investigating the loss of the Vega C VV22 mission on 21 December 2022 identified a flaw in the carbon-carbon material...
ArianeGroup Invest €6M More into MaiaSpace
According to public filings, ArianeGroup invested €6 million more into MaiaSpace in late January. Filings indicate that MaiaSpace issued an additional 1.5 million shares...
