Swiss satellite maker SWISSto12 secures €73M in funding from ESA
Swiss satellite maker SWISSto12 announced on January 21, 2026, that it has secured €73 million (US$84.8 million) in…
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Successful launch of Airbus-built satellite ushers in new era of meteorology
An Airbus-built satellite has been placed into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 800 km after successfully…
Are we alone? Fingerprints of alien life discovered in distant planet atmosphere
Astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, have used data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to…
Airbus to build Mars lander for safe delivery of rover to Red Planet surface
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that it has awarded Airbus the contract to design and construct…
ESA awards €280M contract to space company OHB to develop two satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract worth more than €280 million to OHB System AG,…
ESA launches Moonlight program to improve lunar systems between Earth and Moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially started its Moonlight program, which aims to build a satellite network…
ESA spacecraft to meet with colossal asteroid set to whisk past Earth in 2029
A mission to launch a European spacecraft that will rendezvous with a 375-meter-wide asteroid that is scheduled to…
Airbus-built metal 3D printer designed to be used in space blasts off to ISS
The first ever 3D printer designed to be used in space will shortly arrive at the International Space…
easyJet becomes the first airline partner of Iris future airspace program
EasyJet has become the first airline to sign up to the Iris program satellite-based future airspace control program,…
US company Dish Network receives first-ever $150,000 space debris penalty
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined Dish Network $150,000 for leaving its retired EchoStar-7 satellite in…
Spire Global awarded ESA contract to track aircraft through satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) has assigned a €16 million (US$ 17.7 million) contract to Spire Global, a…
Europe seeks a leading role in the mitigation and remediation of space debris
During the Paris Air Show 2023, the European space industry came together to address the pressing issue of…
Forest-measuring satellite to help fight climate change heads for final testing
A satellite to measure the world’s forests and help tackle climate change is undergoing final testing ahead of…
NASA readies Artemis rocket for unmanned Moon mission
NASA has moved the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft to the launch site for final preparations before it blasts…
A giant leap for lambkind! Shaun the Sheep to join Artemis moon mission
He’s beloved by many children and parents and now Shaun the Sheep will go where no other lamb…
European rocket Vega-C completes maiden mission into space
The new European rocket Vega-C completed its maiden mission on July 13, 2022. The 35-meter-tall rocket took off from…
NASA to showcase Webb Telescope’s first full-color images
NASA will showcase the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July 12, 2022, following…
James Webb telescope hit by larger than expected micrometeoroid
The James Webb Space Telescope has been hit by a micrometeoroid, NASA has revealed, as the world awaits…