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...
2023 ESA Space Rider update from programme manager Dante Galli
The maiden flight of ESA's reusable Space Rider spacecraft is now slated for the fourth quarter of 2024 aboard a Vega-C rocket. This represents...
SmallSpark Receives UK Space Agency Funding for Space Tug Engine
UK-based space technology company SmallSpark Space Systems has received £76,000 in funding to develop a propulsion system for its S4-SLV space tug. The funding...
First European Service Module to carry a crew is ready for transport
Airbus Defence and Space announced October 6 that the first European Service Module to carry a crew as part of NASA’s Artemis program is...
