European companies in the space sector have been developing novel technology to find their unique place in the market, allowing them to thrive and innovate while stepping towards developing their orbital vehicles. Some are supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), such as HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, and Orbex, while other independent private companies, such as PLD Space, are forging their ambitious paths to reusability.
Following the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, eight additional orbital launches were planned…
PLD Space aimed to launch Spain’s first privately developed rocket into space, the Miura 1,…
Starship’s first orbital flight is currently planned for March. This is the first time the…
Six months after its first first-stage recovery attempt, Rocket Lab tried its hand at booster…
The German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg, or RFA, has concluded another test of their RFA…
After a several week stand-down due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Rocket Lab launched its…
After successfully launching six missions and over 20 payloads to orbit in 2019, Rocket Lab…
Rocket Lab has announced its first mission of 2020 – a dedicated launch for the…
NASA’s Human Architecture Team (HAT) has opted to remove supersonic parachutes as an option for landing…
Following on from their successful drop test of the Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) in…
The upcoming week will see seven rocket launches from six different launch sites across the…
Global launch activity is set to surge over the next week, with 13 missions scheduled…
Another busy week of launches has arrived, with SpaceX dominating the launch manifest with four…
Two Chinese rockets, a pair of Russian missions, a trio of Falcon 9 launches, a…
With summer and winter for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres now in full swing, the…
SpaceX’s next mission as part of its Transporter small payload rideshare program, Transporter 14, launched…
As space-based research and manufacturing ramp up, a market is emerging for returning payloads to…
This week, China launched a near-Earth asteroid sample return mission amongst several other missions. Meanwhile,…
SpaceX’s record-breaking streak of successful launches and landings ended during the third quarter of 2024,…
