3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (310+ words) ESA has awarded a contract to Luxembourg-based ispace-Europe to complete the development of the MAGPIE lunar rover and deliver it to the surface of the Moon in 2029. The Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration (MAGPIE) is being developed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (189+ words) Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has called on either the European Commission or the German government to place block orders for 10 to 20 Ariane 6 launches, arguing that such a commitment would transform how the company approaches its supply chain. “If Germany or…...

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3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (129+ words) Italy’s IRIDE Earth observation service went live on 1 July, opening initial access to imagery and analytics from one of the programme’s planned six satellite constellations for government users. A 1 July ASI press release said the first acquisition marked the beginning…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (345+ words) ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace is examining the possibility of doubling the performance of all variants of its Maia rocket “if market response for such a configuration is favorable.” According to the company, this upgrade would involve the addition of a fourth…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (351+ words) The Exploration Company has published some of its first dedicated job openings for the development of its future crewed variant of the Nyx spacecraft, all of which will be based in Houston, Texas. When asked why it’s recruiting for these…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (156+ words) NASA has delivered the first braking engines for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin mission to Mars. The braking engines are one of three major contributions NASA has committed to the mission, along with launch services and Radioisotope Heater…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) A full-scale drop test of ESA’s Space Rider spaceplane in early May was aborted after an anomaly during the captive ascent phase, the agency told European Spaceflight. In August 2024 and June 2025, ESA completed Space Rider drop test campaigns using a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (326+ words) Germany has broken ground on a GOVSATCOM Hub facility in Cologne, with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia committing to investing up to €50 million in the project. The European Union’s GOVSATCOM system officially became operational in January 2026 and is designed to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (264+ words) A strike that saw entrances to the Guiana Space Centre barricaded has ended, with Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès saying the labour dispute has not affected tomorrow’s planned Ariane 6 launch from the site. Following the subsequent meeting, the strike action ended…...