HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator
French launch services startup HyPrSpace has completed the first test of its second hot fire test campaign for its subscale Terminator stage demonstrator.
HyPrSpace is...
Beyond Gravity Delivers Key Elements of ESA’s Space Rider Vehicle
Switzerland’s Beyond Gravity has delivered the ALEK structure for the European Space Agency’s reusable Space Rider spacecraft to the Service Module prime contractor Avio.
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Constellr CEO Dr. Max Gulde Details DLR Partnership
On 9 December, German Earth observation data provider constellr announced a multi-year contract with the German Aerospace Agency (DLR) to supply high-resolution thermal data....
The Exploration Company Completes Testing of Third Huracan Engine Prototype
The Exploration Company has successfully completed a hot-fire test campaign of the third prototype of its Huracan rocket engine. The company is developing the...
Germany Commits €95M More to Isar, RFA, and HyImpulse
The German government has announced that it will make €95 million in additional funding available to support Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and HyImpulse.
On...
ESA Awards €350M to Avio to Boost Vega C and Develop Vega E
The European Space Agency has awarded Avio two contracts totaling €350 million to increase the launch cadence of Vega C and complete the development...
Finland’s ICEYE Secures $65M in Additional Funding
Finnish Earth observation company ICEYE announced on 18th December that it had extended its growth funding round, securing an additional $65 million (€61,98 million)....
Themis Reusable Rocket Takes Shape as ArianeGroup Completes Fit Check
ArianeGroup has brought the main elements of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator together for the first time during a "full-fit check." This milestone paves...
Europe Allocates €10.6B to Build and Launch IRIS2 Constellation
The European Space Agency and the European Commission have signed a contract with the SpaceRIDE consortium to develop and launch the IRIS2 secure communications...
Thales Completes Key Element of Mars Sample Return Mission
Thales Alenia Space has completed the Orbit Insertion Module for the Earth Return Orbiter, which will ferry samples from the surface of Mars back...