European Space Agency

By Tony Osborne
Dassault and OHB propose Vortex-S spaceplane for ESA, aiming to boost Europe’s space capabilities with reusable designs and autonomous missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Company is looking to begin trials of a flight-representative reusable cryogenic liquid oxygen‑methane engine next year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Swissto12 is to add an unfurling antenna reflector to a satellite in geostationary Earth orbit that it plans to use to broadcast directly to mobile devices.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan’s space agency, has agreed to work with the European Space Agency on the Ramses planetary defense mission.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Spire Global has opened its satellite manufacturing facility in Munich.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency and its military counterpart the European Defense Agency have agreed to study how to boost Earth observation for security purposes.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Dassault Aviation’s Vortex spaceplane demonstrator will use Arkadia Space-made thrusters for in-orbit maneuvering, the supplier said.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe leans into climate science with new missions as U.S. turns away from such projects.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
European military officials are in the closing stages of reviewing high-level requirements for the future Earth-observation constellation.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The move comes as ESA is deepening its involvement in security space activities in support of the European Commission.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The three spacecraft are aimed at climate science and boosting weather forecasting.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
ESA is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman's 24th NASA contracted Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft rendezvoused with the seven-person International Space Station on April 13.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Artemis II mission crewmembers conducted a translunar injection maneuver on April 2 that placed their Orion capsule on a trajectory around the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Spire Global says it has demonstrated single-satellite radio-frequency geolocation.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher is poised to meet with NASA next week to discuss Artemis plans.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
OHB has booked a €248 million ($285 million) contract for 20 Eumetsat Polar System-Sterna (EPS-Sterna) microsatellites.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
ESA is prepping to launch two low-Earth-orbit PNT demonstration satellites to lay the groundwork for an operational constellation to be lofted this decade.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
French flow control, JAXA’s reusable rocket, hypersonic tunnel returns and laser link from GEO.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
It’s been a busy year so far for NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who is wrapping up his 11th week on the job.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Airbus has demonstrated a laser communication link with an airborne communication terminal and a communications satellite in geostationary orbit.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
ESA and ArianeGroup are looking to advance work on a hydrogen peroxide and ethanol rocket engine that would be more sustainable than those using current propellants.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The commercial space stations that NASA plans to establish as successors to the ISS may play a crucial role in simulating a human mission to Mars.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Astrolight plans to demonstrate its new laser communications terminals in space for the first time following the launch of SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall, Thierry Dubois
More Ariane Heavy missions loom as Amazon pushes to gets its broadband low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation going.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion