TKMS has partnered with Isar Aerospace to support Canada’s sovereign space launch ambitions as part of its bid to supply the country with 12 new submarines.
The Exploration Company completes Nyx vibration testing as ESA begins evaluating proposals for Phase 2 of its LEO Cargo Return Service initiative.
ESA chief Josef Aschbacher has called on Europe to develop an autonomous human spaceflight capability, arguing the continent has "become too exposed to decisions beyond its control."
ESA's SMILE was succesfully launched aboard a Vega C rocket earlier this morning. The flight was the first Vega mission managed by Avio following the company's split with Arianespace.
The French space agency’s EuroSuit prototype has been delivered to the ISS, where it will be tested by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
OHB Space UK and Thales Alenia Space have signed a Preliminary Authorisation to Proceed for work on ESA’s EnVision mission worth approximately €24 million.
ESA has opened a €16 million call for one or more sounding rocket missions to carry five experiments to space in 2027 or 2028.
Thales Alenia Space has shipped structural models for ESA’s ExoMars mission to Cannes for vibration and acoustic testing.
Germany's OHB has joined Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX-S spaceplane initiative, committing to build the vehicle’s service module.
Italy has successfully completed a suborbital demonstration of its Aviolancio air-launched rocket using a T4i HAX25 sounding rocket.
ESA has begun risk mitigation efforts aimed at replacing NASA’s contributions to its LISA mission with European alternatives.
The Exploration Company has completed a hot-fire test campaign of its Huracan rocket engine, which is designed to power its future lunar lander.
LiveEO has secured €28 million to expand its current offering and accelerate plans to develop new products for defence and security customers.
ESA has awarded Thales Alenia Space a €26.1 million contract to develop six optical telescopes for its €1 billion LISA mission.
ESA is considering shifting the launch of its two Harmony satellites from Vega C to a two-booster Ariane 6 rocket.
ESA has completed sterilisation of the ExoMars parachute that will slow the Rosalind Franklin rover’s descent for a safe touchdown on the Red Planet
Arianespace succesfully launches another 32 Amazon LEO satellites aboard Ariane 6, completing the rocket’s second flight of 2026.
UK-based space domain awareness startup Spaceflux has extended its seed round to £9 million, with £3.5 million in new funding set to accelerate the company’s expansion.
ESA contract disclosures have revealed that its cost the agency roughly €51 million to launch the Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite aboard a Vega C rocket.