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France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development
An agreement among three European countries could help secure near-term funding for launch vehicle development but have a bigger effect in the long term on how future projects are financed.
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.
Japan, Germany declare moratorium on anti-satellite missile tests
Japan and Germany pledged this week not to conduct direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing, throwing their weight behind the U.S.-driven initiative launched in April to promote peaceful and safe use of outer space.
BAE Systems delivers jam-resistant GPS receivers to Germany
BAE Systems delivered to Germany advanced GPS M-code receivers.
Seeking space applications for quantum computers
Quantum Brilliance, an Australian and German quantum computing startup, is eager to identify space-based applications for its technology.
Germany’s space agency selects Lockheed Martin’s traffic management software
Lockheed Martin’s space traffic management software will be used by Germany’s space agency.
Okapi:Orbits releases its first collision avoidance product
Since Germany startup Okapi:Orbits released its first space traffic management product for satellite operators, the response has been overwhelming, Kristina Nikolaus, Okapi:Orbits co-founder and managing director told SpaceNews.
German cubesats to showcase formation flight technology
The four-satellite NetSat mission launched Sept. 28 on a Russian Soyuz rocket is designed to showcase technology for formation flight.
German export ban blocks Mynaric’s first laser terminal from launching in China
Mynaric will not be able to launch its first laser communications terminal this year because of a German ban on exporting that technology to China, the company said Monday.
DLR spinoff HyImpulse plans small launcher debut in 2022
A startup formed by rocket engineers from the German space agency DLR is targeting late 2022 for the first flight of a small launch vehicle designed around hybrid engines.
OHB says coronavirus may delay satellite projects but won’t cost revenue
The slow-moving nature of spacecraft manufacturing will insulate OHB Systems, at least temporarily, from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a company executive.
German launch startup raises $17 million with help from Airbus Ventures and an ex-SpaceX employee
Isar Aerospace, a German startup developing a small launch vehicle, has raised $17 million in a Series A round led by Airbus Ventures and Earlybird Venture Capital.
OHB defends self-funded launcher effort
OHB hopes to have a small launcher capable of sending 200 kilograms to low Earth orbit conduct a first flight by the end of 2021.
Iridium makes GMDSS progress • Kepler’s next cubesat to test new radiator • Scisys breaks ground in Germany
Iridium moved closer to launching an emergency maritime communications service by signing a public services agreement with the International Mobile Satellite Organization.
Germany trades P120 booster production for Ariane 6 turbo pumps, upper stage carbon fiber research
European Space Agency member states have agreed to keep all production of P120 solid rocket boosters in Italy instead of opening a second production line in Germany.
Germany wants more space startups but entrepreneurs struggle for liftoff
Germany might be Europe’s best-performing economy and an undisputed engineering powerhouse. But when it comes to space startups, something is amiss.
German lawmaker says Trump White House underscores need for Europe’s space sovereignty
A member of Germany’s ruling party said the isolationist signals emanating from the Trump White House are reinforcing the need for Europe to be able to go it alone in space.
Airbus To Build Platform for CNES-DLR Merlin Methane-monitoring Satellite
CNES awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract worth 30 million euros to build the spacecraft platform and perform payload integration for the French-German Merlin methane-monitoring satellite.
DLR Renews Cooperation with SNC on Dream Chaser
The German Space Center, DLR, and Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) have renewed for another two years their cooperation on SNC’s Dream Chaser lifting-body spacecraft to focus on both crewed and uncrewed mission applications.
Editorial | France, Germany Find Key to Cooperation in Optical Recon
Just when it appeared as though European countries, despite all good intentions, were incapable of collaborating more closely on operational satellite programs, along comes word that Germany is buying into France’s next-generation optical satellite reconnaissance system.
