Isar Aerospace could attempt the second flight of its Spectrum rocket as early as 4 September, according to new maritime ...

French in-orbit manufacturing startup ArcSpace plans to demonstrate its welding technology aboard a host spacecraft in 2027.

SES has awarded OHB a contract worth almost €1 billion to develop and build 18 satellite platforms for Europe’s IRIS2 ...

The European Space Agency has confirmed to European Spaceflight that it is no longer considering the Ariane 6 Block 3 evolution, saying there is “no programme need or justification” for the evolution ...

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Munich-based Earth observation data provider Constellr announced on 10 February that it has closed a €37 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding raised to date to €75 million. The ...

French small launch services provider MaiaSpace has explained that an initial flight of its Maia rocket in 2026 will represent the deployment of a “minimum viable product.” MaiaSpace was founded in ...

The head of the French space agency CNES, Philippe Baptiste, identified a complex governance structure and ESA’s geographic return rule as the primary reasons why the development of Ariane 6 has ...

The UK-based launch services provider Orbex has entered insolvency proceedings after a planned takeover by European space logistics startup The Exploration Company fell through. In December 2025, The ...

ArianeGroup has completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator at the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden, providing the first substantive update on the vehicle’s test campaign ...

Member states of the European Space Agency have committed to provide ArianeGroup with up to €340 million a year to operate Ariane 6. In addition to subsidies for Ariane 6, it was also agreed that €21 ...