ESA Awards Another €230M to ArianeGroup for Themis Demonstrator
The European Space Agency has announced that it has awarded two new contracts to ArianeGroup to build a second Themis demonstrator and to refine...
ESA Publishes Call for Reusable Rocket with 60-Tonne Payload Capacity
The European Space Agency has announced that it will commission a study to detail the development of a reusable rocket capable of delivering 60...
ESA Awards €44.2M in Funding to Four European Rocket Builders
The European Space Agency has awarded Boost! contract extensions worth €44.2 million to HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Orbex, and Rocket Factory Augsburg.
ESA member states adopted...
ATMOS Selects Latitude to Launch Phoenix Re-Entry Vehicles
French launch provider Latitude has signed a multi-launch agreement with German space logistics company ATMOS to deliver the company’s Phoenix re-entry vehicles into very...
ESA Study Outlines 2035 Launch of Nuclear Propulsion Demonstrator
Brussels-based engineering firm Tractebel has completed a European Space Agency-commissioned study aimed at creating a roadmap towards the development of nuclear propulsion systems for...
The Exploration Company Raises $160M in New Funding
The Exploration Company announced on 17 November that it had raised $160 million (€151.6 million) in Series B funding to continue the development of...
ESA Releases Findings of Super Heavy-Lift Rocket Studies
The European Space Agency has revealed the findings of a pair of studies it commissioned to explore how Europe could develop a rocket capable...
The Exploration Company Tests Nyx Thermal Protection System
The Exploration Company has completed key testing of thermal protection materials that will be used in the thermal protection system of its Nyx Earth...
ArianeGroup Qualifies Ariane 6 Upper Stage for Four-Booster Launches
ArianeGroup announced on 12 November that the Ariane 6 upper stage had passed a series of acoustic tests to qualify it for launches aboard...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Complete First In-Flight Rocket Engine Ignition
Germany’s POLARIS Spaceplanes has successfully completed the first in-flight ignition of its MIRA II demonstrator’s aerospike rocket engine.
The five-metre-long MIRA II demonstrator is one...
