Submit your proposal to the European Launcher Challenge

After several meetings, the European Space Agency (ESA) has finally published the request for proposals to participate in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), the Challenge for a European Launcher. The ELC aims to develop European launchers that will allow us not to depend on other countries. In principle, these are small launchers but could mean the beginning of the way to seek a successor to the Ariane 6. A first phase focuses on launchers t…

ESA Launches its Launcher Challenge

The quickest way to get to space from Europe is to veer left at the UK, fly across the pond, and hitch a ride on a US-built rocket. ESA wants to change that. The space agency’s European Launcher Challenge opened its call for proposals yesterday as part of a push to increase the number of sovereign launchers on the continent. Submissions will be open for six weeks. After that, ESA will spend six months evaluating proposals before awarding a maxim…

Submit your proposal to the European Launcher Challenge

The European Launcher Challenge (ELC) is now open to proposals. Details about the ELC Programme can be found here. Any questions should be made exclusively via the dedicated function in esa-star tendering.

ESA Issues Call for European Launcher Challenge Proposals

Credit: Orbex / Latitude / Rocket Factory Augsburg / MaiaSpace / Isar Aerospace / Simon Fischer – Wingmen Media / HyImpulse / PLD Space / Sirius Space Services The European Space Agency has officially published a call for proposals for its European Launcher Challenge (ELC). Initiated in November 2023, the programme aims to support the development of new sovereign European launch capabilities. While the challenge will initially focus on small lau…