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€167 million Space Rider contract funds construction of Europe’s first orbital spaceplane

The European Space Agency has signed a €167 million ($200 million) contract with Thales Alenia Space Italy and Avio to deliver Space Rider — Europe’s first robotic orbital spaceplane — in time for a mid-to-late 2023 launch atop an expendable rocket.

by Andrew Parsonson December 11, 2020January 23, 2023
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Italy satisfied with outcome of ESA ministerial

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ESA targets 2021 for Space Rider demo flight

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ESA pours $107 million into Vega E and a reusable spaceplane

by Caleb Henry November 30, 2017January 23, 2023

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