POLARIS Spaceplanes take Delivery of a Pair of Aerospike Engines
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced that on 4 October, it took delivery of a pair of its in-house designed AS1 aerospike engines.
The...
ESA Calls for Small Moon Mission Ideas
A call for proposals from the European Space Agency is asking European industry to submit ideas for "small lunar missions."
The call was published as...
UK to Provide £65M for High-Risk, High-Reward Space Tech Projects
The UK Space Agency has announced plans to make £65 million of funding available for what it refers to as "high-risk, high-reward" projects that...
SmallSpark Completes Hot Fire Test of Thruster Prototype
Welsh space tech startup SmallSpark Space Systems has completed a long-duration hot fire test of a prototype of its NEWT-A2 thruster.
In December 2022, SmallSpark...
RFA-Led Consortium Submit Argo for ESA Commercial Cargo Initiative
A consortium led by German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has unveiled its Argo space station resupply vehicle. The consortium has submitted the vehicle...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Completes MIRA-Light Vehicle Test Campaign
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced the completion of a 15-flight test campaign of its MIRA-Light demonstration vehicle.
MIRA-Light is a subscale version of the...
Has Avio Begun Developing a Second-Gen Space Rider Vehicle?
In a presentation outlining the company's half-year financial results, Italian rocket builder Avio appeared to indicate that development of a second generation of the...
MaiaSpace Complete First Cryogenic Test of Second Stage Prototype
MaiaSpace has completed the first cryogenic test of a full-scale prototype of the Maia rocket’s second stage.
Maia is a partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle...
ESA Complete Full-Duration Hot Fire Test of Ariane 6 Second Stage
The European Space Agency, the German Space Agency DLR, and project prime ArianeGroup successfully completed a full-duration hot fire test of an Ariane 6...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Testing its MIRA-Light Vehicle
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes announced that it had begun testing its MIRA-Light demonstrator.
MIRA-Light measures 2.5 metres in length. It is a subscale version of...
