ESA Launch Independent Enquiry Commission to Investigate Vega C Z40 Test Failure
ESA has established an Independent Enquiry Commission to investigate the failure of the Avio-led Vega C Zefiro 40 (Z40) static fire test.
“An Independent...
Poland Complete Acceptance Phase for Three Space Debris Observatories
The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) has announced that it has completed the acceptance phase of three observatories that will be used to track satellites...
CNES Creates Space Mission Ethics Committee
The French space agency CNES announced 28 June that it had created a Space Mission Ethics Committee that will be tasked with informing the...
Vega C Return to Flight Delayed After Z40 Test Failure
A static fire test of a Vega C Zefiro 40 (Z40) second stage conducted June 28 ended in failure. The successful completion of the...
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...
