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ESA is considering shifting the launch of its two Harmony satellites from Vega C to a two-booster Ariane 6 rocket.

ESA has completed sterilisation of the ExoMars parachute that will slow the Rosalind Franklin rover’s descent for a safe touchdown on the Red Planet

Arianespace succesfully launches another 32 Amazon LEO satellites aboard Ariane 6, completing the rocket’s second flight of 2026.

UK-based space domain awareness startup Spaceflux has extended its seed round to £9 million, with £3.5 million in new funding set to accelerate the company’s expansion.

ESA contract disclosures have revealed that its cost the agency roughly €51 million to launch the Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite aboard a Vega C rocket.

ESA has confirmed corrosion issues with HALO and I-HAB but pushed back against claims that these were the primary cause of delays to the station's development

Sidereus Space Dynamics, which was Italy's only launch startup, has officially closed its doors. The company was developing a small single-stage-to-orbit rocket called EOS for cubesats. Included is a short statement we got from co-founder Luca Principi about the closure.

Avio has completed its investigation into the subsystem component production line issue and is now targeting 19 May for the launch of ESA’s SMILE mission.

The Exploration Company has signed an MoU with OCCAM Space to develop a clampband separation system for its Nyx capsule.

ESA has released a first look at a full-scale Space Rider model that will be used in a final series of drop tests to validate its recovery system. The tests are expected to take place later this year at the Salto di Quirra test range in Sardinia, Italy.

ATMOS Space Cargo has raised €25.7 million to build an initial fleet of three PHOENIX 2 return capsules and begin regular Earth return operations.

Pangea Propulsion has secured €2 million in financing from the Catalan government to expand its manufacturing and testing capacity.