HyPrSpace Fires Up Terminator Stage Demonstrator
French rocket builder HyPrSpace has completed the first successful hot fire test of its Terminator stage demonstrator.
HyPrSpace is developing a small rocket called the...
ESA Mars Earth Return Orbiter Passes Key Milestone
The European Space Agency announced on 5 July that its Earth Return Orbiter had passed a key milestone with the completion of its critical...
The Exploration Company Completes Wind Tunnel Testing Campaign
The Exploration Company has completed a wind tunnel test campaign for its Nyx Earth spacecraft. The company will initially utilize the spacecraft to offer...
Orbital Defense Company Dark Completes Hot Fire Test Campaign
Paris-based orbital defense company Dark has completed an initial hot fire test campaign for the combustion chamber of its Sheitan rocket engine. The engine...
CNES Publishes Call to Develop Satellite Black Box
The French Space Agency CNES has issued a call for the development of a small capsule designed to collect data during a satellite's reentry...
ESA Signs Off on Argonaut Lunar Lander Engine Test
An ESA-led Test Review Board has signed off on a hot fire test campaign of an engine being developed by ArianeGroup for the European...
Avio Ships First Upgraded Ariane 6 Booster
Italian rocket builder Avio has announced that it has shipped the first P160C solid fuel booster to French Guiana. The booster will be used...
DLR Publishes Open-Source Reusable Launch Vehicle Model
The German Space Agency DLR's Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology has released an open-source reusable launch vehicle model for simulation-based research.
In 2002,...
Second Generation Galileo Satellite Designs Pass Critical Milestone
The European Space Agency has announced that the development of both versions of its Galileo Second Generation satellites has reached an important milestone with...
ESA Signs Third Commercial Space Station Agreement
The European Space Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vast to explore the possibility of crewed missions to the company's planned commercial...