NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have signed an agreement to expand NASA’s work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission that is scheduled to launch in 2028 […]
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The Exploration Company completes NYX-Moon spacecraft testing
The Exploration Company, a leading European commercial space company developing, manufacturing, and operating a reusable space capsule called Nyx, has announced a positive update from the firm’s latest test campaign, […]
ThrustMe closes contract order with CNES for several off-the-shelf propulsion systems
ThrustMe has received a direct order for the firm’s off-the-shelf propulsion products from the French Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES). This contract from CNES illustrates the agency’s procurement policy now […]
TEKEVER secures 1st contract with CNES
TEKEVER has secured a contract with the Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French Space Agency, to test new, Inter-Satellite Link (ISL) concepts using GAMALINK, TEKEVER’s software-defined radio (SDR) to […]
Airbus’ patented “Detumbler” designed to tackle on-orbit debris
Airbus’ patented Detumbler device designed to prevent satellites at the end of their lives from tumbling, was launched on Saturday, November 11, and will be tested in space in association […]
Ariane 6 core stage hot fire test on the launch pad is successful
The Ariane 6 core stage has successfully carried out its first complete hot-fire test on its launch pad, as part of the combined tests campaign. This hot-fire test occurred after […]
Arianespace’s flight VA261 mission a success for Ariane 5’s grand finale
On July 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. local time, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off flawlessly from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit for the German government and […]
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) to launch from Kourou
Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) has signed a binding term sheet with the French space agency CNES to offer the company’s launch services from the Kourou Space […]
Airbus and TerraNIS to export Farmstar in Europe
Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with TerraNIS to export Farmstar, the space-based precision farming and crop monitoring service, outside of France. Farmstar Export will be developed in […]
Inmarsat’s-6 F2 satellite built by Airbus arrives on Airbus’ Beluga for launch in Florida
The second Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 geostationary telecommunications satellite (I-6 F2) has arrived on board an Airbus Beluga at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ready for its launch in February. The […]