ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?
The near-term plan for the European Launcher Challenge is for ESA to select companies for service contracts to transport ESA ...
Image: Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space: Time to get ready
ESA's Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. This cutting-edge European experiment will test fundamental physics from the outside ...
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German Firm Eyes New Window for Europe’s First Commercial Orbital Launch
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle, will be the first privately built rocket to lift off from ...
To the Moon: Viasat Selected to Design Lunar Orbiting Satellite System Alongside Telespazio
Viasat to lead the lunar orbiting satellite communications portion of ESA’s Moonlight Program, alongside Telespazio and a host of other European ...
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A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
BERLIN – A private European aerospace company is set to make the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway ...
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ESA issues call for proposals for European Launcher Challenge
ESA has officially kicked off a competition to support new launch vehicles, but the winners, if any, won’t be known for at ...
Germany takes on Elon Musk's SpaceX with 95ft Spectrum rocket
Never before has a rocket blasted from Europe reached orbit - but a German start-up is now on a mission to finally change ...
This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket
There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...