ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef

ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef

The European Space Agency has signed an agreement regarding potential use of Orbital Reef as it refines its strategy for use of commercial space stations. The post ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef appeared first on SpaceNews.

ESA Signs Agreement For Potential Use Of Orbital Reef - Data Intelligence

PARIS — The European Space Agency has signed an agreement regarding potential use of a commercial space station as it refines its strategy to maintain a human presence in low Earth orbit after the end of the International Space Station. ESA announced at the Paris Air Show June 18 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin to study flying European payloads, and possibly astronauts, to the Orbital Reef co…