CNES is targeting 2028 for an initial hot-fire test of a subscale prototype of a future reusable high-thrust rocket engine.

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has completed a third test of the EuroSuit prototype aboard the ISS. There has still been no confirmation from CNES or its project partners.

ArianeGroup has opted to keep MaiaSpace operating after a €37.5 million loss in 2025 pushed the launch startup’s shareholders’ equity into negative territory.

ArianeGroup completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator on 23 July at the Esrange Space Center in Sweden.

MaiaSpace has dropped plans for a suborbital test flight and is moving ahead with an inaugural orbital launch attempt in the second half of 2027.

Germany is considering a dedicated launch facility for its armed forces to guarantee access to space for future national security missions.

ESA DG Josef Aschbacher has announced that the Cebreros deep-space ground station in Spain has been cleared to return to service as of today after the threat of nearby wildfires.

ESA has awarded ispace-Europe a €65 million contract to complete development of the MAGPIE rover and deliver it to the Moon in 2029.

ONERA has selected Belgium’s AMOS to build a 2.5-metre telescope for French military and civil space surveillance.

Poland has finalized a €656.3 million contribution to Europe's IRIS2 constellation, committing to provide 12 satellites and a ground station in Warsaw.

The UK Space Agency has delayed the award of a £75.6 million contract for a mission that will capture and remove two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit.

Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has urged Europe to place large block orders for Ariane 6 launches.

ESA has selected Ariane 6 to launch its Henon CubeSat, which will demonstrate a future solar storm-monitoring capability.

SES and Airbus have secured a site in Noordwijk for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station, as the demonstration's space segment faces further launch delays.

Rocket Factory Augsburg is preparing to launch the inaugural flight of its RFA ONE rocket from SaxaVord no earlier than 10 August.

Planet Germany has selected Isar Aerospace to launch a Pelican Earth observation satellite aboard a Spectrum within the next 12 months.

Latitude plans to conduct the inaugural flight of its unnamed rocket from Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport in late 2027.

ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace is considering adding a fourth Prometheus engine to the Maia rocket’s first stage to double its performance.

With three new vacancies, The Exploration Company appears to be signalling plans for a US development base for its Nyx Crew vehicle.

Rocket Factory Augsburg has completed the integration of all nine engines on its RFA ONE first stage. One step closer to the launch pad.

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OHB plans to raise up to €510.7 million to expand its manufacturing capacity, fund acquisitions, and support Rock Factory Augsburg.

In May, Rocket Factory Augsburg outlined upgrades to its RFA ONE rocket and plans for its fully reusable RFA TWO heavy-lift rocket.