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Portugal's Omnidea has acquired several Orbex assets and plans to develop PrimeNEO, an evolution of the collapsed UK rocket company’s Prime rocket.
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Yesterday, DLR successfully launched the suborbital MAPHEUS-17 mission from Esrange, carrying several small experiments and technology demonstrators.
Norway plans to invest almost €60 million to fund the construction of a second orbital launch pad at the Andøya Spaceport.
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CNES has published a call to replace aging launch-tracking equipment at the Guiana Space Centre with three new automated optical tracking turrets.
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The UK has established No. III Space Effects Squadron to counter threats to its satellites as part of its broader efforts to develop orbital warfare capabilities.
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DLR has shipped the nose cone for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator to CNES for integration ahead of the vehicle's initial hop tests in 2027.
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Belgium's Space Applications Services has secured a ride for its LUVMI-M rover aboard a Blue Origin lunar lander mission.
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ESA has awarded Rocket Factory Augsburg a €2.7 million contract extension to expand its launch and testing infrastructure at SaxaVord.
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ESA's response. It reads a little like they're tired of Isaacman publicly discussing these things while negotiations are still underway.
Jared Isaacman does not appear to be screwing around with NASA’s return to the Moon. This article may make some heads explode in Europe.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed that Italy has committed $5 billion to build a lunar habitat for the agency’s Moon Base programme. In exchange, the country will recieve spots for two Italian astronauts on future missions to the Moon.
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SaxaVord has abandoned plans for a shared suborbital launch rail. HyImpulse will instead bring its own launch infrastructure for its second SR75 flight.
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ESA has confirmed delays to the Ariane 6 launch schedule following reports that a turbopump anomaly was discovered during ground testing.
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DLR’s MAPHEUS-17 suborbital mission is expected to be launched from Esrange in Sweden as early as 1 October.
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ESA has awarded 18 contracts worth €20 million to study future evolutions of Europe's IRIS2 secure communications constellation.
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EnduroSat Raise Pushes European NewSpace Funding Above €1 Billion for September
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Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo says the company is seeing an increase in customers turned away by SpaceX and looking for alternative launch options.
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Open Cosmos has raised €300 million in new funding to boost its satellite manufacturing capacity and expand its Earth observation and communications constellations.
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Avio has completed its second successful Vega C flight of 2026, deploying the Sentinel-3C and FLEX missions. The third and final Vega C flight of the year is expected in early December.
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Sirius Space has completed the first hot-fire test of its fully integrated STAR-1 rocket engine ahead of a 2027 demonstration flight.
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HyPrSpace has delayed the inaugural flight of its Baguette One suborbital rocket to 2027, with the launch expected to lift off from a French military test site.
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