Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace and R-Space have signed a launch service agreement as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Marketplace program. Under the agreement, Isar Aerospace will […]
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Europe’s future space transport ecosystem
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) future launcher preparatory program is crafting a space transportation ecosystem, guiding the companies and engineers of today to develop and test the technologies required to […]
Sentinel-1D begins streamlined simulations training
For more than a decade, mission control teams at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) have successfully commissioned and operated most of the Sentinel fleet of satellites. In preparation of […]
ESA’s Skimsat VLEO mission moves forward with Redwire in cooperation with Thales Alenia Space
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has reached an agreement with Thales Alenia Space with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the prime contractor for Skimsat, whose preliminary […]
Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign
The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective […]
One giant leap for Irish spaceflight—EIRSAT-1
EIRSAT-1, developed by a team of students and staff at University College Dublin through ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! program, has made history as Ireland’s first satellite. Over more than six […]
Thales Alenia Space selects NanoAvionics for ESA-led urban heat monitoring constellation study
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO program mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban […]
Ramses: ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis
ESA’s Space Safety program has received permission to begin preparatory work for its next planetary defence mission – the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Ramses will rendezvous with […]
First data from Beyond Gravity’s new radio occultation instrument for Europe’s weather satellite
The first weather data from Beyond Gravity’s next generation radio occultation instrument for a new European weather satellite reveal how the instrument enhances future weather forecasts. Mid-of August, the first […]
ESA’s Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace
The Flight Ticket Initiative is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission for European companies and institutions to test and prove new products and applications […]