UK puts £178m into rockets and SaxaVord in new space strategy
(SpaceEnergy) The UK government has earmarked £148m for European rocket programmes and £30m for SaxaVord Spaceport under a new national space strategy backed by
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Stoke raises $1bn to accelerate fully reusable Nova launchers
(SpaceEnergy) US reusable-launch company Stoke Space has completed an initial $1bn Series E financing closing to fund Nova development, production capacity and preparations
ISRO completes EOS-05 orbit raising with 1,247-second engine burn
(SpaceEnergy) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed EOS-05’s three-stage orbit-raising campaign after a final 1,247-second Liquid
Isar Spectrum reaches orbit on second flight with LOX-propane propulsion
(SpaceEnergy) Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launcher has reached orbit on its second flight, flight-validating the German aerospace company’s liquid-oxygen/propane Aquila
ISRO takes SE2000 semi-cryogenic engine powerhead to full thrust
(SpaceEnergy) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has hot-fired its SE2000 semi-cryogenic engine powerhead at full thrust for the first time, advancing
CASC flight-validates multi-restart YF-75DB hydrogen engine
(SpaceEnergy) China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has disclosed flight validation of its YF-75DB hydrogen-oxygen upper-stage engine, including multiple restart capability
Airbus brings in Amentum for ArgoNET lunar nuclear safety work
(SpaceEnergy) Airbus has engaged Amentum to assess nuclear safety and regulatory requirements for transporting radioactive materials to the Moon under ESA’s planned ArgoNET
Katalyst fires three xenon thrusters together in orbit
(SpaceEnergy) Katalyst Space has fired all three xenon-fuelled electric thrusters on its LINK servicing spacecraft simultaneously during in-orbit testing after NASA scaled
BepiColombo sheds solar-electric transfer module at Mercury
(SpaceEnergy) ESA has successfully separated BepiColombo’s solar-electric Mercury Transfer Module after its nearly eight-year interplanetary cruise, transferring propulsion and power responsibility
MARKETS: Tight fuel supplies raise pressure on rocket propellant costs
(SpaceEnergy) ING and ABN AMRO bank research points to continued upward pressure on the SE Liquid Rocket Propellant Index (SELRPI), as constrained refining capacity
JAXA seeks concepts for $62,600 lunar solar-power tower study
(SpaceEnergy) JAXA has opened a competition for concept-design work towards a lunar solar-cell tower, with two contractors due to be selected for
DLR takes stake in HyImpulse as paraffin-LOX SL1 targets 2027 launch
(SpaceEnergy) Germany’s DLR has invested in hybrid-rocket developer HyImpulse, backing development of its paraffin and liquid-oxygen SL1 orbital launcher towards a