Avio Reaches Key Milestone in the Development of its FD1 Rocket Demonstrator
Italian rocket builder Avio has completed a key hot-fire test of its methane-powered MR10 liquid rocket engine, which will initially power a single-stage demonstrator...
DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing
The DLR Institute of Structures and Design has delivered the qualification model of the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator’s landing leg to the DLR Institute...
Romanian Research Institute Qualifies Space Rider Drop Test Prototype
Romania’s National Institute for Aerospace Research ‘Elie Carafoli’ (INCAS) has completed qualification testing of the Space Rider Descent and Landing Test Model (DLRM), marking...
Italy Completes Phase A Development of LAORIE Lunar Lander Mission
Italy’s Lunar Adaptive Outpost for Remote Italian Research (LAORIE) lunar lander mission has reached a key milestone with the completion of its Preliminary Requirement...
CNES Pushes FROG-H Reusable Rocket Demonstrator Debut to 2026
The French space agency CNES has confirmed to European Spaceflight that the debut of its upgraded FROG reusable rocket demonstrator has been pushed to...
ArianeGroup Completes Themis Integration Ahead of Combined Tests
ArianeGroup has announced that the first Themis reusable rocket demonstrator has been fully integrated and is on its own four legs on a launch...
Poland to Commission Six Satellites as Added IRIS2 Contribution
Poland’s Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy has announced that the country has allocated 2 billion PLN (€470 million) for the purchase of six...
PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Stage 1 Burst Test
Spanish rocket builder PLD Space has successfully completed a burst test of a full-scale prototype of its MIURA 5 first stage booster.
PLD Space was...
ispace-Europe Completes Key Milestone for ESA MAGPIE Lunar Rover
Luxembourg-based ispace-Europe has completed the Mission Definition Review for the European Space Agency’s MAGPIE lunar rover mission.
The Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice...
MaiaSpace Completes Burst Test Campaign and Begins Orbital Vehicle Development
French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace has announced the completion of a months-long test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant...














