Farewell to Gaia, the Milky Way’s Cartographer
After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.
Scottish spaceport SaxaVord 'to see UK's first launch this year'
Intelligence-gathering satellites could be launched into space from Scotland under an initiative involving the German military.
Scottish spaceport 'to see UK's first rocket launch this year'
Intelligence-gathering satellites could be launched into space from Scotland under an initiative involving the German ...
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 ...
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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 ...
SpaceNews3d
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 ...
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 ...
A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
A private European aerospace company is set to make the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle. Isar Aerospace says ...
MIT Technology Review6d
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 ...
Image: Biomass satellite arrives in French Guiana
Following its arrival at Pariacabo harbor in Kourou, French Guiana, ESA's Biomass satellite has been rolled out of its ...
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ESA's space probe captures detailed images of Mars and its mysterious moon
The images the space probe had taken were first released during an live streamed webcast by the European Space Agency (ESA). "We have some nice images from the side facing Mars," Austrian ...
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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully completes first commercial launch
The Ariane 6 rocket masterminded by the European Space Agency (ESA) has finally achieved a successful lift off from its launchpad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Europe’s newest rocket ...