Tag: European Space Agency

ESA, ArianeGroup, and CNES teams have successfully completed an Ariane 6 launch rehearsal at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

ESA Successfully Completes Ariane 6 Launch Sequence Rehearsal

An Ariane 6 upper stage test that was performed on 7 December was aborted early. The cause of the early abort is currently being investigated.

Ariane 6 Upper Stage Test Aborted Prematurely

The European Space Agency plans to develop a rocket engine capable of producing 250 tonnes of thrust that can be used aboard future rockets.

ESA Wants to Develop a “Very High Thrust” Rocket Engine

The European Space Agency has outlined the expected timeline leading up to the maiden flight of the Ariane rocket in 2024.

Timeline Leading up to Maiden Ariane 6 Flight Announced

A liquid oxygen tank that will be utilized aboard the Ariane 6 Phoebus upper-stage demonstrator has successfully passed its first testing milestone.

Ariane 6 Upper Stage Upgrade Passes First Testing Milestone

ESA has successfully switched CryoSat to its back-up propulsion system to bypass a fuel leak discovered in 2016.

ESA’s Long-Serving CryoSat Satellite Avoids Early End to its Mission

ESA has launched a call for ideas to develop self-sufficient life support systems that will be used for extended space missions in LEO and beyond.

ESA Launch Call to Develop Life Support Systems for Space

French launch aggregator RIDE! Has won an ESA PUSH contract allowing it to offer capacity aboard the maiden flight of Ariane 6 in 2024.

RIDE! Wins ESA PUSH Contract to Offer Ariane 6 Launch Capacity

The European Space Agency appears to have made its commercial cargo programme a one-horse race with new performance minimums.

Has ESA Stacked the Deck for The Exploration Company?

ESA has signed an agreement with Airbus and Voyager Space to explore the possibility of the agency exploiting the Starlab Space Station.

ESA Signs Agreement for Potential Use of Starlab Space Station

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