US EditionAvio, Isar Aerospace Win First European “Flight Ticket” Awards
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Avio, Isar Aerospace win first European “Flight Ticket” awards
The European Space Agency and European Commission have selected Avio and Isar Aerospace to launch the first missions of an initiative to support technology development and Europe’s launch industry. The post Avio, Isar Aerospace win first European “Flight Ticket” awards appeared first on SpaceNews.
ESA Boosts Isar and Avio in the New FTI Round
On August 27, 2025, ESA signed the first launch service contracts under its Flight Ticket Initiative (FTI), securing five missions with Avio and Isar Aerospace. The agreements mark the transition from framework selection to real flights, supporting Europe’s launcher ecosystem and expanding opportunities for innovation. The contracts cover in-orbit demonstration and validation missions (IOD/IOV), giving emerging technologies the chance to prove t…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has just announced that it has contracted the first five missions of the Flight Ticket (FTI) initiative with Avio and Isar Aerospace. The objective of the FTI is to make rockets available to European institutions for space launches. The missions included in this programme are those aimed at demonstrating and validating new technologies in orbit, known in English as In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) m…
Avio announces the signing of three launch service contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the "Flight Ticket" initiative, jointly promoted by ESA and the European Commission to offer European companies and institutions the opportunity to test new technologies in space. This important milestone confirms Avio's strategic role in the European space industry and further consolidates its collaboration with ESA, the European Commiss…
Avio and Isar Aerospace Win ESA Flight Ticket Initiative Launch Contracts
Credit: Isar Aerospace / Simon Fischer / Wingmen Media / ESA / S. Corvaja The European Space Agency has awarded launch service contracts to Avio and Isar Aerospace under its Flight Ticket Initiative. Announced in October 2023, the Flight Ticket Initiative is a programme run jointly by ESA and the European Union that offers subsidised flight opportunities for European companies and organisations seeking to demonstrate new satellite technologies i…
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