Blue Origin Signs ESA, Thales For Orbital Reef

Irene Klotz June 18, 2025
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Credit: Blue Origin
The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) June 18 to work with a third aspiring U.S. space station operator, all of which are developing platforms to host astronauts, research experiments, technology demonstrations and commercial projects for NASA and other customers...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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