CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread angielski
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Sentinel-1C Launch Thread (return to flight of Vega-C) angielski
Welcome everyone! Time for the return to flight of Vega-C, following the Zefiro 40 upper stage failure on the previous launch two years ago....
METOP-SG A1 launch thread! angielski
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Is this a rocket launch, a comet or something else? angielski
Saw this this morning over Copenhagen. What is it? Looks like its going almost straight up.
When Europe needed it most, the Ariane 6 rocket finally delivered (arstechnica.com) angielski
ArianeGroup and Arianespace announce the departure of Stephane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, and the appointment of his successor David Cavaillolès (newsroom.arianespace.com) angielski
New ESA Business Incubator in Spain Opens First Call for Proposals (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Portugal’s ASC Granted Licence for Santa Maria Launch Centre - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA and India Agree to Cooperate on Human Spaceflight - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
On 7 May, ESA announced the signing of the agreement, stating that the cooperation would focus on activities in low Earth orbit, with provisions for potential future missions to the Moon. The announcement specifically outlined plans to work together on the “interoperability of rendezvous and docking systems to allow their...
Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end (www.esa.int) angielski
Europe funds inflatable satellite drag sail demonstration (spacenews.com) angielski
[Eric Berger] Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX’s launch dominance (arstechnica.com) angielski
It is difficult to see Airbus and some of the other large, institutional space companies in Europe banding together and becoming nimble and more efficient operators in spaceflight. That would require enormous changes in companies that have decades of ossified culture, with layers of management that are difficult to cut through.
Avio Wins €40M ESA Contract to Design Reusable Upper Stage Demo (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Stage 1 Burst Test - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
UK Space Agency Hires Consultants to Explain the UK Space Sector (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
European Launcher Challenge: preselected challengers unveiled (www.esa.int) angielski
After a thorough evaluation, ESA preselected the proposals of the following Challengers:...
Poland Launches Demonstration of Suborbital Research Rocket - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to form new European company – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com) angielski
The next large class Science mission will fly to Saturn and land on Enceladus to search for signs of life past and present (www.esa.int) angielski
If anyone is at the Open Day at ESTEC today there is a large surface model of Enceladus and the study team presenting the mission concept. It’s in the Aldo van Eyck Building together with the other Space Science missions
ArianeGroup CEO Poached by French Train Maker - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
[Debra Werner] Does Europe need a spaceplane? (spacenews.com) angielski
Article textDebra Werner 3–4 minutes PARIS – Europe should be investing in disruptive capabilities like spaceplanes, said Maj. Gen. Philippe Koffi, French armament agency DGA strategic lead for air, land and naval combat. “A spaceplane is maneuverable, reusable and flexible, so it can deliver payload in orbit, recover...
CNES Issues Call for Lunar Power Station Prototype - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA tracks rare interstellar comet (www.esa.int) angielski
ESA Launches Phase 2 of Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator Project (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Work on the project’s first phase began in the second half of 2024 and focused on identifying the technology maturation needs for a reusable upper stage demonstrator. This phase also included an assessment of potential commercial applications for the technology....
ESA Vega-C BIOMASS Launch Thread angielski
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