Virgin Orbit is set to perform the first orbital launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9, a milestone officials hailed as the start of a new era for the country’s space industry.
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26 results found Sort by:Rocket Factory Augsburg signs deal to test engines at DLR premises
Rocket Factory Augsburg has signed a deal allowing it to build and operate its own engine test stand at German Aerospace Center (DLR) premises.
War in Ukraine shifts priorities among European government agencies
The war in Ukraine has prompted European civil and military space to revise budgets, programs, and policies to fortify launch capabilities and meet emerging needs.
Orbex raises Series C round
Orbex has raised $45.8 million in a new funding round as the U.K. company gears up for the first flight of its small launch vehicle in 2023.
Op-ed | Today’s space race as a catalyst for regulatory reform
Space is a blank canvas on which reform can be tested, adapted and used to demonstrate success
The Great British Lift-Off
The countdown for the first orbital launch from the United Kingdom is underway. The latest developments.
Op-ed | Putting Britain back in the business of launch
The first launches from Cornwall and Scotland will be defining moments, but they are only the beginning. The UK Space Agency will continue to spearhead the drive to make the UK a more meaningful actor in space.
Ukrainian space industry players continue work, eye European projects amid war
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact the Ukrainian space sector, senior industry representatives say that local companies have so far managed to adapt their activities to the realities of war, and they are determined to advance joint projects with their European partners.
Spanish startup PLD Space gears up for 2022 suborbital launch
Spanish launch startup PLD Space has debuted a fully assembled Miura 1 reusable suborbital rocket as a step towards its inaugural flight in 2022.
Commercial spaceports seen as the future for European launch
Actors engaged in the emerging European commercial launch sector are looking to European commercial spaceports to be established rather than shipping rockets farther afield.