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Eying a Starlink Alternative, France to Boost Eutelsat Stake

Emmanuel Macron · France

Eying a Starlink Alternative, France to Boost Eutelsat Stake

46% Left coverage: 13 sources

The French government announced a 10-year framework contract with Eutelsat worth as much as €1 billion to provide military-grade satellite communications.See the Story

Human Remains Lost After Memorial Spaceflight Capsule Crashes Into the Sea

Human Remains Lost After Memorial Spaceflight Capsule Crashes Into the Sea

50% Left coverage: 6 sources

The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.See the Story

German Space Startup Secures New Funding

Startups · Munich

German Space Startup Secures New Funding

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

German space startup Isar Aerospace said Wednesday it had secured 150 million euros ($174 million) in funding from a US investment firm, several months after its first test flight of an orbital rocket.See the Story

Themis reusable rocket prototype arrived at Esrange Space Center in Sweden

Themis reusable rocket prototype arrived at Esrange Space Center in SwedenESA · Sweden See the Story

ICEYE Secures Three Defence Contracts in Just Two Weeks - European Spaceflight

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Credit: ICEYE Finnish Earth observation data provider ICEYE has secured agreements with three European defence customers within a two-week period. Founded in 2014, ICEYE provides all-weather, day-and-night imaging via a constellation of synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites for a range of applications. The company currently operates 54 SAR satellites, having most recently added six more aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission on 24 June. On 13 Jun…See the Story

ASI Taps OHB to Develop Lunar Oxygen Extraction Mission - European Spaceflight

Credit: OHB The Italian space agency (ASI) has awarded OHB a contract to develop its ORACLE mission, which aims to validate technology for the extraction of oxygen from lunar regolith on the surface of the Moon. Work on the Oxygen Retrieval Asset by Carbothermal-reduction in Lunar Environment (ORACLE) mission began in July 2023 when ASI signed an agreement with the Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano) to start developing the c…Milan, Lombardy · Milan Read Article

Latitude Commits €8M to Launch Facility in French Guiana - European Spaceflight

Credit: Latitude French launch services provider Latitude has announced that it will conduct the inaugural flight of its Zephyr rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The company has committed €8 million to developing its section of a new commercial launch facility being constructed by the French space agency CNES on the grounds of the former Diamant launch complex. The new commercial launch site at the Guiana Space Centre will ac…France · France Read Article

France and ESA Back Development of Dassault’s VORTEX Spaceplane

Credit: Dassault Aviation Dassault Aviation has signed agreements with the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the European Space Agency to develop a new spaceplane called VORTEX. During the Paris Air Show last week, French military and civil aviation manufacturer Dassault Aviation revealed plans for its VORTEX spaceplane, short for Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration (Reusable Orbital Transport and Exploration Vehicl…Emmanuel Macron See the Story

HyPrSpace to Launch Baguette One Demonstrator from Mainland France

French rocket builder HyPrSpace will launch its Baguette One demonstrator from a missile testing site in mainland France, after signing an agreement with the country’s defence procurement agency. Founded in 2019, French startup HyPrSpace is developing a hybrid rocket motor that will power its future Orbital Baguette 1 (OB-1) launch vehicle. Before the rocket’s inaugural flight, the company will launch a smaller, single-stage suborbital demonstra…Saint-Médard-en-Jalles · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles Read Article

POLARIS Spaceplanes to Equip its Vehicles with Air-to-Air Missiles

Credit: POLARIS Spaceplanes / Diehl Defence POLARIS Spaceplanes has partnered with German defence contractor Diehl Defence to develop the Airborne Launching and Attack System (AirLAS), arming an uncrewed POLARIS vehicle with an IRIS-T air-to-air missile. Founded in 2019, POLARIS Spaceplanes has focused on developing its AURORA multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. In 2024, Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Info…Germany · Germany Read Article

The Exploration Company Unveils Proposed Crew Capsule - European Spaceflight

Credit: The Exploration Company During the first day of the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, The Exploration Company unveiled a crewed version of its Nyx spacecraft. According to the company, if the political will exists, the proposed crew-rated capsule could be ready for its inaugural flight no earlier than 2035. The Exploration Company is currently developing the cargo version of its Nyx spacecraft, with an initial mission to the International Sp…Le Bourget · Le Bourget Read Article

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