10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
...the emergence of a competitive small-launch sector, just as Europe grapples with reduced launch capability due to the Ukraine war, ... Virgin Orbit, and the first commercial launch from western Europe. The idea of releasing a rocket from a converted ...
17 June 2024
EU funds research into inflatable heatshield technology
.... This latest round is a follow-on project to EFESTO-1 (€3 million) and EFESTO-2 (€2 million), funded by Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe respectively. The three key phases of ICARUS will cover mission and system design (including ground maturation...
25 January 2016
ESA to Invest in Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser
...future launch of the Dream Chaser inside the fairing of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket. “There is a memorandum of understanding...press briefing. “These are looking at different technologies, coming from Europe, to be used in Dream Chaser, as well as using ...
17 January 2020
TriSept secures dedicated rideshare mission aboard Orbex Prime
... Orbit (SSO), ideally suited for a broad range of commercial, government and scientific missions lifting off from Europe. In December 2019, Orbex revealed the advanced engineering techniques and materials that it is using at its factory in Forres...
July 2014
Space technology transfer portals and the chance progress of innovation
...an expanding network of Business Incubator Centres across Europe where new, competitively selected companies can establish themselves... Transfer Network, a series of broker companies across Europe that are tasked with reaching out to non-space...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
...beginning to be tested, may be a cheaper competitor to Vega (Europe), Taurus and Minotaur (US), and GSLV (India) – while being ... stake in the “lighter launches” category. In Russia, Europe, India, China and Japan, government-owned satellites will be...
