Covering the space activities of Europe. A service of SpaceNews.
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has completed a fueling test and countdown rehearsal that is the final major milestone before its inaugural launch in July.
ESA members have taken a step towards modifying policies that award contracts for programs based on the size of each country’s financial contribution.
ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6 European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission.
ESA has signed an agreement with Vast to study how the agency could use and support the company’s commercial space stations.
The European Space Agency and its partners have announced a July 9 launch date for the first Ariane 6 rocket.
As Ariane 6 and Vega C face high stakes, ESA champions space sustainability, says Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA.
A dozen countries have signed on to a charter developed by ESA to limit the creation of orbital debris, with potentially dozens of companies to follow soon.
The European Space Agency says a successful test firing of a redesigned Vega C solid rocket motor is a major step towards returning the rocket to flight.
A Falcon 9 successfully launched an Earth science mission for Europe and Japan May 28 as part of ESA’s ongoing, if temporary, reliance on SpaceX.
European officials adopted a resolution to increase the competitiveness of Europe’s space industry, but companies say the measure falls far short.
ESA has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract to build a spacecraft that will provide a unique view of the sun.
ESA has selected one of the continent’s largest space companies and one of its best-funded startups for commercial cargo study contracts.
The first launch of the Ariane 6 is expected in the first half of July as the vehicle takes shape at its French Guiana launch site.
NASA is gearing up for back-to-back launches of cubesats designed to provide key data for improving models of the Earth’s climate.
NASA and ESA have completed an agreement under which NASA will provide hundreds of millions of dollars of support for a European Mars rover mission.
Kuva Space will develop onboard hyperspectral data processing and communications links to help Finnish government agencies focused on border security, wildfires and landslides.