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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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL11/30/2023Ariane 6 joint update report | 2023/11/30

Redwire Corporation supports ESA’s Euclid mission, which will create the largest, most accurate three-dimensional map of the universe ever produced.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/25/2023Redwire to Provide Onboard Computer for ESA’s Comet Interceptor Mission

Open Cosmos and the European Space Agency plan to launch the MANTIS satellite aboard the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/12/2023Open Cosmos’ MANTIS satellite prepped for upcoming launch

Open Cosmos and the European Space Agency plan to launch the MANTIS satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission in 2023.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/4/2023Open Cosmos’s MANTIS Satellite prepares for upcoming launch aboard SpaceX Transporter 9

Germany committed 3,500,000,000 EUR to the European Space Agency at the November ministerial summit, more than any other ESA member.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/15/2023Germany signs Artemis Accords

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/4/2023ESA to set target for first Ariane 6 launch after upcoming tests

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/28/2023NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Successfully Launches to the International Space Station

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/26/2023NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launches to International Space Station

ESA announced in October that it expected Ariane 6's first launch in the fourth quarter of 2023, but declined to provide further updates.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/10/2023A crisis and an opportunity for European space access

ESA originally planned the first Ariane 6 launch for 2020 but development delays have pushed the first launch by several years.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/5/2023Ariane 5 launches for the final time

The European Space Agency successfully deployed the 16-meter-long radar antenna on the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission on 2023-05-12.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT5/15/2023JUICE deploys radar antenna

Italy contributed €680.2 billion to the European Space Agency in 2022, the third-largest contribution after France and Germany.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/19/2023From Galileo to the Lunar Gateway: Mapping Italy’s Growing Space Industry

Italy won ESA contracts totaling €1.6 billion at the ESA Industrial Policy Committee meeting with expected net revenue of about €800 million.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/19/2023From Galileo to the Lunar Gateway: Mapping Italy’s Growing Space Industry

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/12/2023Sener makes a big boom for the JUICE satellite and three other components

The European Space Agency reported almost 3,000 satellites were launched to Low Earth Orbit between 2020 and 2021.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/4/2023Major space companies call on governments to adopt ‘highway code’ to combat space junk

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/30/2023Thales Alenia Space Bags Contract to Launch IRIDE Radar and Optical Satellite Technology

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/28/2023Thales Alenia Space’s €112 million contract from ESA for IRIDE radar and optical satellites

Most current activities in cislunar space are led by NASA, the European Space Agency, and Japan.

NARRATIVE GENERAL2/28/2023Industry group to examine potential security threats in cislunar space

Bikini received an award from the European Space Agency last year to fly almost free on Ariane 6.

NARRATIVE GENERAL2/2/2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

SWISSto12 collaborates closely with ESA to foster innovation in the European space industry and to develop new satellite products.

NARRATIVE PLAN1/22/2023SWISSto12 HummingSat’s product line’s roll-out support at ESA Ministerial Council reveals subscriptions in excess of €30 million
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