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Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space’s MoU will develop optical comms payload for Hellas Sat 5

Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload […]

D-Orbit seizes leadership in space logistics furthering global expansion with €100m in first closing in Series C Funding

D-Orbit, a global provider of avant-garde in-space logistics services, announces the successful first closing of its Series C funding round, raising approximately €100m. This funding round, which is one of […]

UPDATE 2: Success as SpaceX transports first humans for 2024 with Axiom’s first all European commercial astronauts

After one day’s delay, SpaceX on Thursday, January 18 launched Falcon 9’sAxiom Space’s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy […]

UPDATE: SpaceX scrubs Axiom’s launch of first all European commercial astronauts to ISS

SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Thursday, January 18 for Falcon 9’s launch of Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) […]

Axiom on Wednesday to send first all European commercial astronauts to ISS

SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, January 17 for Falcon 9’s launch of Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) […]

Small but mighty companies working on ESA’s planetary defense mission

There are 28 small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on ESA’s Hera planetary defense mission, which involves about 100 companies in total. These SMEs are building European cutting-edge technologies for […]

Italy’s 1st private smallsat IoT constellation is born

Apogeo Space is creating Italy’s first private satellite constellation to provide a telecommunication service for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and has released the firm’s first batch of nine smallsats.  […]

SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station

The SES-led consortium of European companies, responsible for development of the quantum secure space-based EAGLE-1 system and working in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is joined by TNO and Airbus […]