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ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup are targeting the first launch of Ariane 6 between mid-June and the end of July 2024.
Redwire Corporation supports ESA’s Euclid mission, which will create the largest, most accurate three-dimensional map of the universe ever produced.
Open Cosmos and the European Space Agency plan to launch the MANTIS satellite aboard the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission.
Open Cosmos and the European Space Agency plan to launch the MANTIS satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission in 2023.
Germany committed 3,500,000,000 EUR to the European Space Agency at the November ministerial summit, more than any other ESA member.
ESA and partners plan to announce a range of dates for Ariane 6's inaugural launch after a pair of static-fire tests of the rocket's core stage and its Vulcain 2.1 engine on the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.
Andreas Mogensen was selected as an ESA astronaut in 2009 and became the first Danish citizen in space after a 10-day Soyuz mission to the space station in 2015.
Andreas Mogensen was selected as an ESA astronaut in 2009 and became the first Danish citizen in space during a 10-day Soyuz mission to the space station in 2015.
ESA announced in October that it expected Ariane 6's first launch in the fourth quarter of 2023, but declined to provide further updates.
ESA originally planned the first Ariane 6 launch for 2020 but development delays have pushed the first launch by several years.
The European Space Agency successfully deployed the 16-meter-long radar antenna on the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission on 2023-05-12.
Italy contributed €680.2 billion to the European Space Agency in 2022, the third-largest contribution after France and Germany.
Italy won ESA contracts totaling €1.6 billion at the ESA Industrial Policy Committee meeting with expected net revenue of about €800 million.
The magnetometer boom developed by Sener measures 10.6 meters long when deployed, making it the longest boom made for an ESA project to date.
The European Space Agency reported almost 3,000 satellites were launched to Low Earth Orbit between 2020 and 2021.
Thales Alenia Space won contracts from the European Space Agency to supply a first batch of six small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and one optical satellite for the Italian Earth observation constellation IRIDE.
Thales Alenia Space won contracts from the European Space Agency to supply a first batch of six small synthetic aperture radar satellites and one optical satellite for the Italian IRIDE Earth observation constellation.
Most current activities in cislunar space are led by NASA, the European Space Agency, and Japan.
Bikini received an award from the European Space Agency last year to fly almost free on Ariane 6.
SWISSto12 collaborates closely with ESA to foster innovation in the European space industry and to develop new satellite products.