D-Orbit Extends Series C Funding Round, Raising €150M
Italian in-space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that it has extended its Series C funding round to €150 million.
Established in 2011, D-Orbit offers last-mile...
MaiaSpace Tapped to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana
MaiaSpace, a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, has received approval from CNES to repurpose the Soyuz launchpad in French Guiana for its operations.
Founded in late 2021,...
GMV Awarded €107M Contract to Develop EU GOVSATCOM Hub
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has awarded GMV a contract to design, develop, and deploy the Communications Hub for the...
ESA Awards Contract for Capsule Designed for Destruction
The Spanish space technology company Deimos has been awarded a €17 million European Space Agency contract to develop a capsule designed to study the...
Italian Court Greenlights Construction of First ESA FlyEye Observatory
An Italian court has given the green light to ESA and ASI to continue the construction of the first FlyEye observatory, rejecting an appeal...
Ariane 6 Upper Stage Test Article Makes Way for Phoebus
A test article of the Ariane 6 upper stage has been removed from its purpose-built test stand in Lampoldshausen to make way for the...
Isar Confirms Hot Fire Testing Has Commenced at Andøya
German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has told European Spaceflight that the company is "currently performing hot fire tests of the first and second stages"...
NASA Greenlights Next Phase of Italian Lunar Habitat Project
A NASA review board has given the Italian space agency the green light to move ahead with the development of its MPH lunar surface...
DLR Begins Testing Fairing for Callisto Reusable Booster Demonstrator
The German space agency DLR has announced that it has begun testing the qualification model of a fairing that will be used aboard the...
ESA Taps Pangea Aerospace to Design Very High Thrust Engine
The European Space Agency has awarded Spain's Pangea Aerospace a contract to design a very high thrust rocket engine, which could be used to...