European Space Agency

Space startup The Exploration Company has launched an ambitious push to develop a reusable heavy-lift launcher, looking to largely draw on private financing.

NASA on June 9 named three agency astronauts and a European Space Agency astronaut as its Artemis III mission crewmembers.

A Czech astronaut is poised to travel to the International Space Station under a Vast private astronaut mission, the European Space Agency said.

Axiom Space, developer of the commercial Axiom Station and a new generation of spacesuits, has announced the establishment of Axiom Space Switzerland.

Vast will fly two French astronauts on two separate missions scheduled for 2027, and will establish its European headquarters in Paris, the space technology company announced June 1.

The EU has completed a key review for the future Earth Observation Governmental Service (EOGS) program.

Thales Alenia Space has submitted an offer to the European Space Agency to demonstrate a LEO cargo return system before the end of the decade.

Vega C rocket launches ESA-China Smile satellite to study solar wind effects.

Dassault and OHB propose Vortex-S spaceplane for ESA, aiming to boost Europe’s space capabilities with reusable designs and autonomous missions.

The Exploration Company is looking to begin trials of a flight-representative reusable cryogenic liquid oxygen‑methane engine next year.

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.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan’s space agency, has agreed to work with the European Space Agency on the Ramses planetary defense mission.

Spire Global has opened its satellite manufacturing facility in Munich.

The European Space Agency and its military counterpart the European Defense Agency have agreed to study how to boost Earth observation for security purposes.

Dassault Aviation’s Vortex spaceplane demonstrator will use Arkadia Space-made thrusters for in-orbit maneuvering, the supplier said.

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

European military officials are in the closing stages of reviewing high-level requirements for the future Earth-observation constellation.

The move comes as ESA is deepening its involvement in security space activities in support of the European Commission.

The three spacecraft are aimed at climate science and boosting weather forecasting.

ESA is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications.

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

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

Spire Global says it has demonstrated single-satellite radio-frequency geolocation.

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

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