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SSC Space Launches Red Kite-Powered Sounding Rocket Carrying 12 Experiments
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (322+ words) European Spaceflight No products in the cart. SSC Space launched its Sub Orbital Express-5 mission on 31 May from the Esrange Space Centre in northern Sweden. The rocket carried 12 individual experiments, one of which examined the effects of microgravity on red…...
PLD Space Triples Investment in Launch Facility to "35 Million
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (276+ words) PLD Space has announced that it will invest "35 million in the development of its launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, more than triple the amount the company initially planned. In June 2024, PLD Space announced that it…...
Italy Turns to Tall Ship to Simulate Stresses of Long-Duration Spaceflight
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (19+ words) European Spaceflight No products in the cart....
ESA Greenlights Two Budget-Friendly Earth Observation Missions
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (15+ words) European Spaceflight No products in the cart....
Isar Aerospace Signs Agreement to Launch from Future Canadian Spaceport
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (255+ words) German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services to conduct launches from the company's planned spaceport in Nova Scotia. Isar Aerospace is currently working toward the second flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway after…...
Italy's Lunar Habitat Clears NASA System Requirements Review
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (282+ words) The Italian Space Agency announced on 22 May that its Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) module had been cleared by a NASA review board to progress toward a Preliminary Design Review in 2027. The first MPH module is expected to launch in 2033. The MPH…...
ICEYE Secures "300 Million Revolving Credit Facility
1+ week, 4+ day ago (233+ words) Finnish Earth observation data provider and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite manufacturer ICEYE has secured a "300 million, three-year revolving credit facility (RCF). The company intends to use the facility to issue guarantees for customer contracts, support its continued growth, and…...
Autonomous Human Spaceflight is Not a Luxury," Says ESA Chief
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (349+ words) In an 18 May opinion piece, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher argued that Europe must develop an independent human spaceflight capability. Prior to 2022, ESA astronauts were transported to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russian Soyuz and US…...
ESA Opens "16 Million Call for Suborbital Launch Campaign
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Italy Completes Air-Launched Rocket Demonstrator Test
3+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) An Italian consortium has successfully completed a suborbital demonstration of an air-launched rocket system. The project, which utilised a Dornier Alpha Jet aircraft and T4i's HAX25 sounding rocket equipped with avionics supplied by GMV, was initiated to support Italy's push to…...