European Space Agency

By Tony Osborne
Viasat demonstrated its system using Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory Center’s Saab 340B twin-turboprop in January.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The Dragon Freedom capsule made contact with the orbital lab's U.S. segment Harmony module at 5:42 a.m. EST, initiating a 15-min. docking sequence.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket kicked off the planned 14-day Axiom-3 (Ax-3) mission with launch at 4:49 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency is reviewing the so-called geographical return rule.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Future European launchers will need engines in the 2,000-2,500 kn thrust range and preliminary studies have started.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
With the Ariane 6 seeing progress at last and Avio leaving Arianespace, the European Space Agency takes steps toward a competition for Europe’s future launchers.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Major technical issues with the behind-schedule Ariane 6 have been resolved and the schedule has been stabilized, ESA says.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been named the third crew member for the first operational mission of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to the ISS.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Ispace of Tokyo plans to make a second attempt to land an uncrewed spacecraft on the Moon as soon as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The review board was convened in the spring for a second independent assessment of the mission architecture and cost.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The European Space Agency’s newly launched Euclid telescope has captured a smattering of sharp, wide-field images of galaxies near and far.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Ship remote control service Seafar is integrating neXat, a satellite communications service, into its remote ship navigation technology.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Tyvak International, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital, has won a $4.7 million contract from the ESA to develop a nanosatellite that will deploy from Space Rider.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is working to address recent concerns about cost and technical challenges associated with a Mars Sample Return mission.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Eutelsat OneWeb says its low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation has connected to a terrestrial 5G mobile network.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has announced another rescheduling as well as a resequencing of a pair of International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The first all-European private astronaut crew is working toward a planned 14-day visit aboard the ISS to carry out science and technology investigations.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Azerbaijan has agreed to join the China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) program.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The European Space Agency has launched a competition for “visionary business ideas” for how to use its proposed “Moonlight” project.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The European Space Agency and Axiom Space have agreed to collaborate.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The need to redesign the Vega-C light- to medium-lift launcher’s second stage nozzle is causing another delay for the fledgling program.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The current MSR mission cost estimate of $5.9 billion with a 2027 launch of the initial multiple mission elements will likely rise to $8-$11 billion.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The agreement is for Dragonfly’s in-orbit EOS SAT-1 satellite, aimed at being the first in a constellation of seven.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket passes key tests, looks toward first launch in 2024.
Space