Firefly, SSC sign two-launch Alpha contract for Esrange
(SpaceEnergy) Firefly Aerospace has signed a contract with SSC Space for two Alpha rocket launches from Sweden’s Esrange Space Center, targeting missions no
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NASA adds Relativity’s Terran R to launch-services roster
(SpaceEnergy) NASA has added Relativity Space’s methane-fuelled Terran R rocket to its Launch Services II contract, making the reusable vehicle eligible to
Eclipse, Gama target 100kW-class satellite solar power
(SpaceEnergy) Eclipse Space and French space-power company Gama are developing scalable satellite solar systems targeting more than 100kW, with their first in-space
Dawn wins Aule Space contract for docking propulsion system
(SpaceEnergy) Dawn Aerospace has signed a commercial contract to supply a customised SatDrive propulsion system for Aule Space’s planned autonomous rendezvous and non-
ThrustMe delivers iodine Hall thruster for MarbleSat-1
(SpaceEnergy) ThrustMe has delivered its JPT150 iodine-fuelled Hall thruster to Reflex Aerospace for integration on Marble Imaging’s MarbleSat-1 Earth observation satellite,
MARKETS: IEA urges stronger gas reserves after supply shocks
MARKETS: WoodMac sees EU gas output reaching 77 bcm with policy support
(SpaceEnergy) European Union domestic gas production could reach 77bn cubic metres by 2042 under supportive policies, compared with 2bn cubic metres by 2050 without
ispace secures ¥3bn Shizuoka Bank loan for lunar mission development
(SpaceEnergy) Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has approved a ¥3bn ($20m) loan from Shizuoka Bank to provide working capital for mission development and related
BepiColombo sheds solar-electric transfer module at Mercury
(SpaceEnergy) The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed BepiColombo successfully separated its solar-electric Mercury Transfer Module after the propulsion system carried the mission
NASA opens lunar power and resource technology solicitation
(SpaceEnergy) NASA is seeking proposals for lunar power, radioisotope generation and oxygen extraction technologies supporting its planned Moon Base. The Next Space Technologies for
Rocket Lab releases germanium-free 31.5%-efficient space solar cell
(SpaceEnergy) US launch and space-systems company Rocket Lab has released a germanium-free space solar cell with 31.5% beginning-of-life conversion
The Exploration Company raises $450m to accelerate Storm engine
(SpaceEnergy) European space-transport company The Exploration Company has raised $450m in Series C financing, with part of the funding earmarked to accelerate development