Launcher maker PLD Space wins €158.9m ESA contract
(SpaceEnergy) Spanish launch company PLD Space has secured a €158.9m ($185.2m) European Space Agency contract to expand the capabilities of its MIURA
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Rocket Factory Augsburg wins ESA launcher contract
(SpaceEnergy) Rocket Factory Augsburg has signed a European Space Agency contract supporting development of its RFA ONE Block 2 launch vehicle, ground infrastructure and
Launcher maker Isar Aerospace secures €200m ESA commitments
(SpaceEnergy) German launch-services company Isar Aerospace has signed a European Space Agency contract securing approximately €200m ($233m) in programme commitments under the European
Electric propulsion firm Magdrive adapts pulsed power system beyond thrusters
(SpaceEnergy) UK electric propulsion developer Magdrive has adapted its space-qualified pulsed power technology into a modular electrical power system for high-power small-
NASA begins Artemis III RS-25 engine installation
(SpaceEnergy) NASA has begun installing the four RS-25 engines on the Artemis III Space Launch System core stage, starting a new propulsion-integration
Nuclear fuel maker Standard Nuclear signs Antares space reactor deal
(SpaceEnergy) US nuclear fuel producer Standard Nuclear has signed a binding agreement to supply Antares Nuclear with fuel for compact reactors intended for defence
Drone maker AeroVironment wins NASA Mars helicopter contract
(SpaceEnergy) US drone and space-systems maker AeroVironment has won a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory contract to co-design and co-manufacture three autonomous
Stellant targets 2027 qualification for 8cm ion thruster
(SpaceEnergy) US electric-propulsion supplier Stellant Systems plans to flight-qualify its low-power 8cm Xenon Ion Propulsion System in 2027 as it targets
Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL reboosts space station
(SpaceEnergy) Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft has reboosted the International Space Station, using its propulsion system to raise the orbital laboratory’s
Ariane 6 completes first geostationary transfer orbit mission
(SpaceEnergy) Europe’s Ariane 6 has completed its first mission to geostationary transfer orbit, launching the Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2 weather satellite from
CU Aerospace puts two polymer thrusters through first in-orbit tests
(SpaceEnergy) US small-satellite propulsion developer CU Aerospace has established flight heritage for two solid-polymer thrusters aboard its NASA-funded Dual Propulsion Experiment
NASA starts new lunar lander plume test phase
(SpaceEnergy) NASA has begun a new phase of lunar lander plume-surface interaction testing at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA, to