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  • ESA Aim to Observe the Dark Side of Earth European Spaceflight · 6 Mar 2024 The European Space Agency has published a call for a study that would examine the feasibility and commercial viability of collecting nighttime remote sensing...
  • ESA to Begin Work on Mars Transfer Vehicle Mission Concept European Spaceflight · 29 Feb 2024 The European Space Agency has published a pair of calls aimed at beginning work on an electric propulsion transfer stage that would be used to ferry passenger spacecraft to orbit around Mars.
  • TEXUS-59 Science Mission Successfully Launched from Esrange European Spaceflight · 21 Feb 2024 The joint DLR/ESA TEXUS-59 suborbital science mission was successfully launched on 15 February from Esrange Space Center in Sweden. TEXUS-59 was launched at 14:42 UTC aboard a two-stage Brazilian VSB-30 sounding rocket....
  • ESA Awards €1.3M in Co-Funding to PLD for Miura 5 Payload Adapter European Spaceflight · 19 Feb 2024 The European Space Agency announced 19 February that it had awarded €1.3 million in co-funding to PLD Space for the development of a modular payload adapter that will be utilized aboard Miura 5. In 2023, PLD successfully...
  • Greece Becomes 12th ESA Member to Join the Artemis Accords SpacePolicyOnline.com · 10 Feb 2024 Greece just became the 35th country, and the 12th member of the European Space Agency, to sign the U.S.-led Artemis Accords. The Accords are a set of non-binding principles for
  • ESA Publishes Call for Reusable Rocket Booster Concepts European Spaceflight · 10 Feb 2024 The European Space Agency has published a call for reusable rocket booster concept proposals that will allow Europe to develop “the necessary reusable transportation systems to achieve routine access to space.” The Boost...
  • ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti to Lead Agency’s LEO Cargo Return Initiative European Spaceflight · 8 Feb 2024 European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has announced that she will be leading the agency’s team responsible for implementing its LEO Cargo Return Service initiative. The initiative was first announced in...
  • ArianeGroup prepares to ship Ariane 6 maiden flight rocket to Kourou NASASpaceflight · 7 Feb 2024 The combined Ariane 6 launcher task force, consisting of ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup, has reported on the progress of Ariane 6, the steps to launch, and the beginning of stage shipments to the launch site.
  • ESA Boosts Deep-Space Comms Capacity with Cryocooled Upgrade European Spaceflight · 7 Feb 2024 The European Space Agency’s deep-space communications station in Spain has been upgraded, boosting its download capacity. Deep space networks are facing an unprecedented demand for communication bandwidth from space agen...
  • Exolaunch Awarded First European Space Agency Launch Contract European Spaceflight · 5 Feb 2024 German payload aggregator and in-space logistics company Exolaunch has been awarded a contract to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS). In addition to being the first ESA launch contrac...
  • ESA to Begin Dismantling Ariane 6 Test Article European Spaceflight · 1 Feb 2024 With the completion of fuel line and umbilical disconnection testing, the European Space Agency and its project partners have successfully completed all major Ariane 6 ground tests, paving the way for a mid-year debut. O...
  • ESA’s Vigil space weather mission balances operational and scientific demands SpaceNews · 30 Jan 2024 Vigil could provide notice of four to five days of high-speed winds streaming toward Earth.
  • ESA Astronaut Aboard Space Station Controls Robot on Earth European Spaceflight · 26 Jan 2024 ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt successfully completed a series of tests for the Surface Avatar project that included controlling Bert, a four-legged robot developed by DLR. The Surface Avatar project was launched in...
  • ESA Green Light Venus Probe and Gravitational Wave Observatory European Spaceflight · 25 Jan 2024 The European Space Agency has given the green light to a pair of ambitious science missions that will be launched in the 2030s. During the agency’s Science Programme Committee meeting on 25 January, ESA officially adopte...
  • ESA sees strong interest in commercial cargo program SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2024 The European Space Agency sees strong interest from industry in a new initiative to support development of commercial cargo vehicles, a step towards a European human spaceflight capability.
  • ESA Shuffles Copernicus Sats Amidst Launcher Uncertainty Space Scout · 24 Jan 2024 Amidst schedule delays and uncertainties surrounding the return to flight of the Vega launch vehicle, the European Space Agency and European Commission are considering the purchase of an American Falcon 9 rocket to launc...
  • ESA and EU collaborate on launch initiative SpaceNews · 24 Jan 2024 The European Space Agency and European Commission have selected five launch companies to participate in a new program to provide flight opportunities for new technologies, a sign of a greater role the European Union seek...
  • ESA’s NavLab drone ESA · 22 Jan 2024 Based at the ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, ESA’s Navigation Laboratory has a high-flying new recruit: this drone can carry different types of satellite navigation receivers to collect data for follow-on anal...
  • Euclid Avionics Model Arrives at ESA ESOC in Germany European Spaceflight · 21 Jan 2024 The avionics model of the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has arrived at the agency’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Euclid was launched aboard a Falcon 9 in July 2023 and i...
  • ArianeGroup Prepare to Ship Ariane 6 Flight Hardware to Kourou European Spaceflight · 20 Jan 2024 ArianeGroup is preparing to ship the Ariane 6 core stage and upper stage that will be used for the vehicle’s first flight towards the middle of this year to the launch site in French Guiana. Although the development of A...
  • Axiom Mission Carrying First ESA Project Astronaut Launched European Spaceflight · 19 Jan 2024 The European Space Agency’s first project astronaut Marcus Wandt has launched aboard an Axiom-sponsored SpaceX Crew Dragon mission on his way to the International Space Station (ISS). Wandt and his three crew members wer...
  • ESA Targets 15 November for Vega C Return to Flight Mission European Spaceflight · 11 Jan 2024 The European Space Agency has announced that it is targeting 15 November for the return to flight of the grounded Avio-built Vega C launch vehicle. Vega C was grounded following a failed flight in late 2022. The cause of...
  • NASA and JAXA troubleshooting glitch with new X-ray astronomy satellite SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2024 A Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite, with contributions from NASA and ESA, is working well in orbit four months after its launch, other than an issue that could affect one of its instruments.
  • RFA Boosts Argo Capabilities to Answer ESA Commercial Cargo Call European Spaceflight · 5 Jan 2024 German launch provider Rocket Factory Augsburg announced early last month that it had increased the payload capability of its Argo cargo spacecraft. The boost in performance was required to meet the updated base performa...
  • ESA Will Award up to Three Phase 1 LEO Cargo Return Contracts European Spaceflight · 22 Dec 2023 The European Space Agency has published a call for companies interested in submitting proposals for the agency’s LEO Cargo Return Service initiative. The call reveals that the agency plans to award as many as three Phase...
  • ESA Will Not Open an Investigation into How Vega Tanks Went Missing European Spaceflight · 20 Dec 2023 The European Space Agency has told European Spaceflight that it does not intend to open an independent inquiry into how a pair of propellant tanks for the final Vega mission next year went missing from an Avio facility b...
  • ESA Successfully Completes Ariane 6 Launch Sequence Rehearsal European Spaceflight · 20 Dec 2023 Teams from the European Space Agency, ArianeGroup, and the French space agency CNES have completed an Ariane 6 launch sequence rehearsal. The test was conducted on 15 December and included a full launch sequence rehearsa...
  • ESA Wants to Develop a “Very High Thrust” Rocket Engine European Spaceflight · 7 Dec 2023 The European Space Agency has published an intended tender aimed at beginning the development of a very high thrust rocket engine that could be utilized aboard future heavy-lift launcher vehicles. Published on 5 December...
  • NAVISP Industry 2023 @ ESTEC ESA · 5 Dec 2023 In November 2023, ESA hosted its annual NAVISP Industry Days event. This year, more than 200 positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) professionals from across Europe gathered at ESA’s Space Research and Technology Centr...
  • Aalyria wins ESA contract and establishes European arm SpaceNews · 5 Dec 2023 Aalyria won a European Space Agency contract to develop an orchestration system for space-based, airborne, maritime and ground-based nodes.
  • ESA sets launch date for Ariane 6 for summer of 2024 NASASpaceflight · 1 Dec 2023 The long-awaited maiden flight of Ariane 6 is scheduled to take place between June 15 and July 31, 2024, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher announced at a press conference on Thursday.
  • ESA Targets Summer 2024 Launch for First Ariane 6 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Dec 2023 The European Space Agency announced today they are targeting June 15-July 31, 2024 for the first launch of Ariane 6 following a successful engine test last week. Europe is in
  • ESA Targets Summer 2024 For First Ariane 6 Launch The Launch Pad · 30 Nov 2023 ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher has announced a launch window for the inaugural Ariane 6 flight; targeting between June 15 and July 31, 2024.
  • ESA sets mid-2024 date for first Ariane 6 launch SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2023 With the successful completion of a core stage hot-fire test, the European Space Agency says it now expects the first launch of the Ariane 6 to take place in the middle of 2024.
  • Timeline Leading up to Maiden Ariane 6 Flight Announced European Spaceflight · 30 Nov 2023 European Space Agency director general Josef Aschbacher has announced that Ariane 6 will be launched for the first time between 15 June and 31 July 2024. In addition to a specific timeframe for the rocket’s debut, Ariane...
  • ESA’s Long-Serving CryoSat Satellite Avoids Early End to its Mission European Spaceflight · 27 Nov 2023 The European Space Agency has avoided an early end to its CryoSat mission after a fuel leak was detected aboard the satellite. CryoSat was launched aboard a Dnepr rocket from Baikonur in April 2010. The satellite’s missi...
  • ESA Completes Full-Duration Ariane 6 Hot Fire Test European Spaceflight · 24 Nov 2023 The European Space Agency has successfully completed a full-duration hot fire test of an Ariane 6 core stage. The final major milestone left on the road to the vehicle’s maiden flight is a hot fire test of the rocket’s s...
  • ESA Declares Ariane 6 Full Duration Hot Fire Test A Success SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Nov 2023 Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket appeared to take another step forward today. ESA declared the full duration firing of the core stage engine a success. European officials have been waiting
  • ESA Launch Call to Develop Life Support Systems for Space European Spaceflight · 20 Nov 2023 The European Space Agency has launched a call for ideas to develop self-sufficient life support systems that address the challenges of extended space missions in low Earth orbit and beyond. Sustaining life in space requi...
  • ESA Signs Starlab Commercial Space Station Agreement With Airbus and Voyager Space The Launch Pad · 14 Nov 2023 The European Space Agency has inked a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and Voyager Space to explore the potential of a Starlab commercial space station as a successor to the ISS.

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