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 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 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 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...
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 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...
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....
Evidence Mounting That Avio Intends to Split from Arianespace
Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo told Wired that work being done on a reusable demonstrator may be a prelude to an entirely new product line...
ESA Awards Contracts to Define Future European Launch Systems
The European Space Agency awarded four contracts to industrial partners on 29 May to study solutions for future European expendable and reusable launch systems...
Italy Appoints New President of its National Space Agency
Italy's Committee for Aerospace Policies met 29 May to approve the appointment of both the new president and the new board of directors for...