Andrew Parsonson
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The Exploration Company plans to test its ONEIROS lunar hopper demonstrator in the UAE next year.
Part two of my WTF is going on with the Polish Space Agency? series has been published. In this issue, I obtained a 24-page report from Poland’s State Labour Inspectorate through a freedom-of-information request. Read the issue here:
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ArianeGroup has completed a second wet dress rehearsal of ESA's Themis reusable rocket demonstrator at Esrange.
The EU has extended the SALTO project deadline to the end of 2026 as the first hop test of Europe’s Themis reusable rocket demonstrator slips further.
German launch company HyImpulse has announced that the second flight of its suborbital SR75 rocket has slipped to spring 2027.
Portugal's Omnidea has acquired several Orbex assets and plans to develop PrimeNEO, an evolution of the collapsed UK rocket company’s Prime rocket.
My latest for SpaceNews: The Nordic space race heats up as Norway and Sweden confront growing fears of falling behind their neighbours.
The Exploration Company has updated the renders of its Nyx Earth spacecraft again. It's slightly less Dragon-like now.
Yesterday, DLR successfully launched the suborbital MAPHEUS-17 mission from Esrange, carrying several small experiments and technology demonstrators.
In a busy few days for EU defence-related space initiatives, the bloc approved a wide-ranging project that could involve up to €24B in investments, moved to strengthen its military space awareness, and revised its Space Threat Response Architecture.
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Norway plans to invest almost €60 million to fund the construction of a second orbital launch pad at the Andøya Spaceport.
My latest for @SpaceNews_Inc: ESA has announced that OHB and Airbus Defence and Space will lead parallel studies for a future European-led space station in low Earth orbit.
CNES has published a call to replace aging launch-tracking equipment at the Guiana Space Centre with three new automated optical tracking turrets.
The UK has established No. III Space Effects Squadron to counter threats to its satellites as part of its broader efforts to develop orbital warfare capabilities.
DLR has shipped the nose cone for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator to CNES for integration ahead of the vehicle's initial hop tests in 2027.
Belgium's Space Applications Services has secured a ride for its LUVMI-M rover aboard a Blue Origin lunar lander mission.
ESA has awarded Rocket Factory Augsburg a €2.7 million contract extension to expand its launch and testing infrastructure at SaxaVord.
ESA's response. It reads a little like they're tired of Isaacman publicly discussing these things while negotiations are still underway.
Jared Isaacman does not appear to be screwing around with NASA’s return to the Moon. This article may make some heads explode in Europe.
Italy was never going to contribute that to ESA. The country is very purposefully pursuing its own partnership with the US, using its space spending to secure a prominent role in NASA missions to the Moon. I'm not sure putting this on @AschbacherJosef is remotely fair.
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What is the point of @esa @AschbacherJosef ?
What European capability could €5bn have bought if pooled through ESA instead of NASA?
Great stuff 🇮🇹 & @Thales_Alenia_S
ESA has confirmed delays to the Ariane 6 launch schedule following reports that a turbopump anomaly was discovered during ground testing.
