On June 23, 2025, D-Orbit launched Space Bound and Skytrail, the 18th and 19th commercial missions of ION Satellite Carrier (ION), the firm’s orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 […]
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
EDA promotes military drone use in shared airspace with German-Dutch flight
A German Heron TP drone flew in military- and civilian-controlled airspace between Germany and the Netherlands recently, marking another step towards remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) being allowed to fly […]
Rakon subsystem selected for ISS mission
Rakon has announced that the company’s Master Reference Oscillator (MRO) subsystem has been selected by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for an on-orbit mission on board the International Space Station […]
600th rocket launched from Esrange
The Swedish space industry reached an impressive milestone as the 600th suborbital rocket, MAPHEUS-15, was launched from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna — the science rocket reached an altitude of 309 […]
NASA + ESA unite for work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover
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 […]
Airbus-built TEXUS sounding rockets launched to conduct experiments in microgravity
The TEXUS 60 rocket was successfully launched by Airbus on Sunday, March 24, at 10:45 CET, from Esrange Space Centre in Kiruna, Sweden — the rocket reached an apogee of […]