ExoMars Rover Ramp Built by Poland’s Astronika Passes Key Milestone
A pair of ramps that will allow the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin rover to roll from its landing platform onto the surface...
Thales Alenia Space Clears Key Milestone for In-Orbit Servicing Demo
A group of companies led by Thales Alenia Space has completed the System Preliminary Design Review for Italy’s In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) demonstration mission, funded...
Avio Reveals More Hardware for its FD1 Rocket Demonstrator
As part of its nine-month 2025 financial report, Italian rocket builder Avio shared images of several flight components for its FD1 rocket demonstrator, including...
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...














