ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?
The near-term plan for the European Launcher Challenge is for ESA to select companies for service contracts to transport ESA ...
This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket
There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...
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ESA issues call for proposals for European Launcher Challenge
ESA has officially kicked off a competition to support new launch vehicles, but the winners, if any, won’t be known for at ...
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German Firm Eyes New Window for Europe’s First Commercial Orbital Launch
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle, will be the first privately built rocket to lift off from ...
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Europe is finally getting serious about commercial rockets
The continent’s imminent attempt at a commercial orbital launch could be the start of a bold new era that ends Europe’s ...
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Ex-ArianeGroup CEO backs Pangea to build 3D-printed aerospike rocket engines
Among the investors was André-Hubert Roussel, former CEO of ArianeGroup, who oversaw the development of Europe’s only ...
Norway hosts mainland Europe's first orbital vehicle launch
Oslo: A German start up hopes to conduct Monday a test flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway s Andoya Spaceport, a first ...