UP Aerospace launched its 21st suborbital space flight from the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport — Spaceport America. One of Spaceport America’s foundational tenants, UP Aerospace partnered with NASA’s Flight […]
European Space Agency (ESA)
IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels
SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, has signed the agreement with the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) that will see the consortium design, deliver […]
Forrester’s Digest: EU spends €10bn on Starlink rival
The IRIS2 project for hundreds of satellites was confirmed December 16th with the signing of contracts worth €10.6 billion with the SpaceRISE consortium. The consortium, led by satellite operators SES, […]
Space Data Association signs the Zero Debris Charter
The Space Data Association (SDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) decided last month to strengthen their cooperation on space safety and sustainability — the SDA signed the Zero Debris […]
ESA launches Copernicus Sentinel-1C aboard Vega-C from French Guiana
The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 5 December 2024 at 22:20 […]
Mechanical issue delays ESA’s Vega-C’s launch of Sentinel-1C to Thursday
Update: launch postponed to Thursday 5 December 2024. Due to a mechanical issue preventing the withdrawal of the mobile gantry, the launch chronology has been stopped. The earliest targeted launch […]
Thales Alenia Space to lead Carb-Chaser project
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is pleased to unveil the Carb-Chaser project —this program is based on a constellation of new-generation satellites that […]
Forsway secures funding from the ESA to build Xtend 5G
Forsway has secured a major development funding contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) with support from the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). In this new project, Xtend 5G, Forsway […]
ESA signs contracts to advance Greece’s Earth Observation capabilities
The European Space Agency has signed six contracts that will help position Greece as a key player in the field of Earth Observation (EO). The contracts fall under Greece’s National […]
Forrester’s Digest: Ariane 6 delayed again
The already much-delayed launch date for Europe’s giant heavy lift Ariane 6 rocket has again been delayed. Arianespace officials and the European Space Agency (ESA) said in the summer they […]