ESA Completes First Drop Test for Reusable Space Rider Spacecraft
The European Space Agency has announced that it has begun drop tests for its reusable Space Rider spacecraft in Sardinia, Italy. The testing will...
Dawn Aerospace Introduces On-Orbit Docking and Refueling System
Delft-based Dawn Aerospace has introduced its Docking and Fluid Transfer port, which will be used in conjunction with its SatDrive propulsion system.
Dawn is...
DLR Laser Clock Loses Just One Second Every 30M Years
A laser clock developed by the German space agency DLR has achieved a record-setting level of accuracy for optical clocks, with a deviation of...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Takes Delivery of MIRA II and III Airframes
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has taken delivery of a pair of airframe structures for its MIRA II and MIRA III spaceplane demonstrators.
MIRA II...
Rolls-Royce Submarines to Develop Nuclear Reactors for UK Space Agency
Rolls-Royce Submarines has received £4.8 million in additional UK Space Agency funding to develop a Space Micro-Reactor demonstrator.
The funding was announced as part of...
UK Funds Tech to Purify Water Frozen in Lunar Soil
The UK Space Agency has announced the ten finalists of its Aqualunar Challenge, which aims to promote the development of systems that will enable...
Italy’s Lunar Surface Habitat Passes Key Milestone
The Italian Space Agency announced 25 July that its lunar surface Multi-Purpose Habitation module has passed a mission definition review.
In late 2022, the Italian...
GMV Completes Testing of its Multi-Use Moon Rover Concept
Spanish company GMV has completed the final test campaign of its European Moon Rover System concept.
The European Moon Rover System (EMRS) initiative is part...
Gaia Prevails Despite a No-Good-Dirty-Rotten Year
The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft continues to collect data despite getting hit by a one-in-a-million meteoroid strike and an electronics-crippling solar storm.
Gaia...
ESA Targets 2031 for First Argonaut Lunar Lander Mission
In a call for Phase A/B1 development of its Argonaut lunar lander, the European Space Agency revealed that it is targeting 2031 for the...
