October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
...space economy and deep space logistics. Launch capability remains a linchpin of sovereignty. ESA’s investments in Ariane 6, Vega-C, and the ongoing European Launcher Challenge are designed to restore reliable, independent access to orbit. In parallel...
09 December 2015
France and Germany Confirm Plans to Launch Methane Monitoring Satellite
... orbit, and the ground infrastructure. The launch is expected to happen in 2020 on either a Europeanized Russian Soyuz rocket or a Vega small-satellite launcher. France's contribution to the Merlin project will be 100 million euros and will be used...
11 January 2016
Space Mining company showcase the first 3D printed object made from asteroid metals
..., the president and CEO of Planetary Resources, in a recent interview at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV. Planetary resources is an asteroid mining company whose goal is to expand the economy of humanity into space through the...
19 July 2016
Gravity waves on Venus create 'fountain of Aphrodite'
... being generated by air flowing over major topographic features first came to light in 1985 when two Soviet Vega balloons flying above the southern uplands of Aphrodite Terra experienced a bumpy ride. However, scientists have not...
18 March 2019
A habitat prototype for NASA’s Moon-orbiting Gateway
... 2020. The company was one of six awarded the habitat contract along with Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas, Nevada; Boeing Co. of Pasadena, Texas; Lockheed Martin Corp. of Denver, Colorado; Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia; and NanoRacks...
29 November 2019
Hera mission is approved as ESA receives biggest ever budget
... as a planetary defence technique. ESA Ministers also secured a smooth transition to the next generation of launchers: Ariane 6 and Vega-C, and have given the green light to Space Rider, ESA’s new reusable spaceship, which will mostly...
