The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding the project through its Terrae Novae Exploration Programme. The project HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition) aims to…
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Encapsulation is when the satellite is placed inside the protective ‘nose cone’…
ESA to establish presence in Tokyo to strengthen strategic partnership with Japan The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced it is establishing a new presence in Tokyo, Japan, its first…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has established a new presence in Tokyo, Japan, its first in Asia. ESA will now have a staff member working in the heart of Tokyo’s…
Thales Alenia Space strengthens Spanish space industry leadership through its participation in SpainSat NG II satellite The Spanish secure communications satellite SpainSat NG II, successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida,…
Airbus-built SpainSat NG-II secure communications satellite successfully launched Getafe, Spain, 24 October, 2025 – SpainSat NG-II, the second Airbus-built new generation secure communications satellite for Spain, has been successfully launched from the…
An agreement, supported by ESA and signed on 24 October 2025 between the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and ArianeGroup states that Vinci, the upper stage engine of Ariane 6, will…
Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Create a Leading European Player in Space Amsterdam, Rome, Paris, 23 October 2025 – Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR), Leonardo (Borsa Italiana:…
The Republic of Cyprus has signed an Associate Agreement with the European Space Agency, and is expected to become an Associate Member in the coming months. ESA and Cyprus have…
The 337th meeting of ESA Council took place at the European Space Agency’s headquarters in Paris on 23 and 24 October 2025. As detailed separately, Cyprus has signed its Associate Agreement and…
Lifted into space from the Guiana Space Centre by an Ariane 6 launcher on Tuesday 12 August 2025, the IASI-NG instrument (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer-New Generation) flying on the MetopSGA1…
Rocket Lab Schedules Next Electron Launch, Sixth Mission for Constellation Operator iQPS LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the…
LONDON, Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vista, the world’s leading private aviation group, has announced a landmark partnership with Gogo to bring the new Gogo Galileo broadband connectivity system to its global fleet,…
Better in-flight streaming and video-calling might just become more accessible thanks to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Building upon the success of an experiment for a…
The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images mark a major milestone in…