The CalgaryToSpace team recently completed their vibration test campaign, an exciting 1-week immersion in real-world spacecraft testing at the CubeSat Support Facility of ESEC-Galaxia. They tested the FrontierSat CubeSat Structural Model as part […]
European Space Agency (ESA)
ONERA, ThrustMe + Airbus Defence & Space explore iodine-based propulsion for satellites
ONERA, ThrustMe, and Airbus Defence & Space have initiated the IPISC project (Iodine Propulsion Interaction with Satellites and Components), supported by ESA and CNES. This project aims to evaluate the […]
GMV secures major contract for ESA’s CyberCUBE mission
GMV has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the CyberCUBE mission, a key initiative under ESA’s Cybersecurity Operations Centre (CSOC) Cyber Evolutions program. The […]
HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing
ESA has signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System — HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the […]
ESA grants AROBS Polska + AROBS Engineering the CRIMSON project
In September of 2024, AROBS Polska, in cooperation with AROBS Engineering from Romania – both companies’ part of the AROBS Group – began the “Close Proximity Operations Control Unit Development […]
Redwire prepares for major European satellite delivery in Q4
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is finalizing integration and preparing for delivery of two satellites for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission later the in fourth quarter of this year. Simultaneously, […]
First all-new MetOp complete + sibling in testing
With all instruments integrated, the first ESA MetOp Second Generation-A, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite is now fully assembled and on schedule for liftoff next year. Meanwhile, its sibling, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing […]
Arianespace will launch the EU’s Copernicus EO Sentinel-1C satellite
Earlier this month, Arianespace announced that the company will be launching the Sentinel-1C, a Copernicus satellite, for the European Commission within the scope of a contract signed with the European […]
Hellenic Space Dawn mission adopts ENDUROSAT CubeSat-bus
EMTECH SPACE, the prime contractor for the Hellenic Space Dawn (HSD) mission under the Greek CubeSat In-orbit Validation program managed by ESA, has selected the EnduroSat CubeSat platform as the […]
ESA moves forward with OHB Italia for Apophis mission preparations
ESA has signed a contract with OHB Italia SpA worth €63 million to begin preparatory work on the Agency’s proposed Ramses mission to the infamous asteroid Apophis. On April 13, […]