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Genesis Space Flight Laboratories has secured €300,000 in pre-seed funding to develop GEN, a spacecraft designed to host and return microgravity research payloads. europeanspaceflight.com/genesis-sfl-se…
ESA has retested a pair of parachutes that, along with a retro rocket, will ensure the safe landing of its Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-recertifie…
ESA has awarded Frazer-Nash a €6 million contract to develop the Mach 5-capable INVICTUS flying testbed, designed to test technologies for future reusable spacecraft. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-finally-ki…
Poland's SpaceForest has signed an agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium to launch its Perun rocket from the Portuguese island of Santa Maria in early 2026. europeanspaceflight.com/spaceforest-ex…
The Exploration Company has succesfully completed a hot fire test of its Breeze thruster, which will be used aboard the service module of its Nyx Moon lunar lander. europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploratio…
In this week’s newsletter, I covered Avio’s concluded split from Arianespace and some spicy comments from an ASI board member after Avio was excluded from the European Launcher Challenge. Read the full edition here - europeanspaceflight.substack.com/p/avio-celebra…
EuroSpaceport has secured ESA backing for its North Sea floating launch platform, with Poland's SpaceForest set to launch its Perun rocket from it in 2026. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-backs-euro…
Italy's CIRA has successfully completed a key milestone in the development of the Space Rider Re-entry Module's Thermal Protection System. europeanspaceflight.com/space-rider-no…
The UK Space Agency has committed £75.6 million to a mission focused on removing two dead satellites from orbit, with a launch expected by late 2028. europeanspaceflight.com/uk-government-…
Denmark's GomSpace has refinanced its €18 million European Investment Bank loan, with billionaire and major shareholder Peter Hargreaves taking over as the lender. europeanspaceflight.com/gomspace-refin…
ESA and Thales Alenia Space have completed a series of drop tests for the reusable Space Rider spacecraft, validating its autonomous landing accuracy. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-validates-…
ESA has shortlisted 5 companies for its European Launcher Challenge, selecting rocket builders from Germany, Spain, France, and the UK to advance to the next phase. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-shortlists…
A sounding rocket launched from an Andøya Space facility in Norway on 5 July on a mission to collect meteoric smoke particles from the upper atmosphere. europeanspaceflight.com/mission-to-col…
On 23 June, Orbex CEO Phil Chambers said that introducing its medium-lift Proxima rocket would allow it to compete on price with SpaceX. europeanspaceflight.com/orbex-ceo-says…
Space Cargo Unlimited has secured €12.5 million in new funding from the European Innovation Council for its BentoBox in-orbit testing and manufacturing platform. europeanspaceflight.com/space-cargo-un…
ArianeGroup has successfully completed a key test campaign of its Prometheus rocket engine, which will initially power the Themis reusable rocket demonstrator. europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-co…
Sidereus Space Dynamics is nearing completion of its Solaris Test Bench, which will be used for critical testing of its EOS launch system ahead of its first flight in 2026. europeanspaceflight.com/sidereus-space…
ESA's Themis reusable rocket demonstrator has completed its over 3,000 km journey to Sweden's Esrange Space Centre, where it will be prepared for an initial 20-metre hop test. europeanspaceflight.com/themis-demonst…
Commercial Earth observation provider ICEYE announced defence agreements with Portugal, the Netherlands, and NATO over a two-week period. europeanspaceflight.com/iceye-secures-…
ASI has awarded OHB a contract to develop its ORACLE project, which aims to extract oxygen from lunar regolith on a future mission to the Moon. europeanspaceflight.com/asi-taps-ohb-t…
