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...
SAB Orbital Vehicle Could Work in Concert With Space Rider
Italian-based space transportation company SAB Launch Services is studying ways that its IOSHEX orbital vehicle could work in concert with the European Space Agency’s...
ASI to Tap European Startup to Launch Lunar Regolith Oxygen Extractor Mission
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) announced July 26 that it had signed an agreement with Politecnico di Milano to begin the development of the...
ESA’s Space Rider Spacecraft Reaches Key Milestone
On June 20, the Space Rider programme proceeded into Phase D of its development, allowing qualification and production to commence. While delivery of the...
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...
Italy Awards Consortium Contract for In-Orbit Servicing Demo Mission
A Thales Alenia Space-led consortium has been awarded a €235 million contract from the Italian space agency (ASI) to design, develop and build an...
