The more powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed a group of Amazon Leo broadband satellites into orbit on the vehicle’s inaugural launch Feb. 12.

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MILAN — Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder announced Feb. 4 that the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will receive 58 million euros ($69 million) to build a Human Exploration Control Center to […]

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Space is rapidly becoming the world’s most congested frontier. What was once a domain of scientific exploration is now a crowded commercial arena, a global infrastructure layer critical to communications, […]

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A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA spacecraft.

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MILAN — The European Space Agency and Luxembourg’s ClearSpace announced Jan. 12 a new collaboration on an in-orbit servicing removal mission called PRELUDE, one that will involve two small spacecraft […]

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Launchers Isar Aerospace is expected to attempt its second two-stage Spectrum vehicle test flight, a key step after its first, partially successful liftoff in 2025. In parallel, Spain’s PLD Space […]

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MILAN — The European Space Agency has confirmed a security breach of unclassified material from  science servers following reports on social media. A threat actor claimed to have compromised ESA […]

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MILAN — The European Space Agency announced plans to hire approximately 520 new staff members starting in 2026, following decisions approved at ESA’s 342nd Council meeting earlier this month.  The […]

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The European Space Agency expects to decide in February how to address a 20% funding shortfall in its exploration program.

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An Ariane 6 rocket placed two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit Dec. 17.

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MILAN – When the European Space Agency announced its new three-year spending plan last month, two countries stood out for the increased size of their contributions.  Poland boosted its budget […]

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Orbex received far less funding than the other four ESA European Launcher Challenge companies after the U.K. deferred a decision on funding allocations.

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German launch startup Isar Aerospace won a contract to launch a European technology demonstration satellite on its Spectrum rocket in late 2026.

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A Falcon 9 launched 140 payloads on its latest dedicated rideshare mission Nov. 28, ranging from European government spacecraft to a private astronomy satellite.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Italy’s D-Orbit sent satellites and hosted payloads into orbit Nov. 26 aboard two ION orbital transfer vehicles launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rideshare. Italy’s first optical intersatellite link […]

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BREMEN – The European Space Agency’s Human and Robotic Exploration (HRE) program fell short of its budget request at the ministerial, with member nations agreeing to contribute 2.98 billion euros […]

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ESA member states are contributing more than 22 billion euros for the next three years, very close to its overall goal but with some programs faring better than others.

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ESA and Norway have signed a letter of intent and formed a joint working group to assess the feasibility of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre.

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ESA wrapped up the first day of a critical ministerial conference sounding upbeat about progress in securing funding for the next three years, despite a few warning signs.

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BREMEN, Germany –  As the 23 member states of the European Space Agency meet this week to decide its budget for the next three years, its three major contributors – […]

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NASA has selected Northrop Grumman to provide cargo delivery services to the International Space Station once a spacecraft designed to deorbit the station is installed.

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ESA and its supporters will discover in the next two days how successful they have been in convincing European governments to significantly increase investments in space and bolster European autonomy.

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WARSAW, Poland — The European Space Agency and Lithuanian space startup Astrolight are building the first optical ground station (OGS) in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as a way to bolster ground communications […]

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MILAN — The European Space Agency has tapped a consortium led by Thales Alenia Space Italy to develop its Argonaut lunar lander and has outlined a division of labor for […]

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