Investors gravitate toward space firms with defense applicationsMOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Investors are backing space companies with defense-related business lines. In many cases, growing Department of Defense interest in commercial space technologies is benefiting the most well-funded firms. “DoD is basically saying, ‘Hey, private sector, spend your equity dollars, do some preliminary work and that will help us decide what we want,’” […] The post Investors gravitate toward space firms with defense applications appeared first on SpaceNews.
Avio Reveals More Hardware for its FD1 Rocket DemonstratorAs part of its nine-month 2025 financial report, Italian rocket builder Avio shared images of several flight components for its FD1 rocket demonstrator, including the fairing, propellant tanks, avionics, and interstage. In early October, Avio announced the successful completion of a static fire test of its MR10 DMX2 LOX-methane rocket engine. According to the company, […] The post Avio Reveals More Hardware for its FD1 Rocket Demonstrator appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Avio Shareholders Approve €400M Capital IncreaseAvio shareholders approved a proposal to initiate a €400 million capital increase during an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday. The company’s board was also delegated the authority to execute a future capital raise without seeking further shareholder approval. The Italian rocket builder announced in early September that its board had approved the capital raise as […] The post Avio Shareholders Approve €400M Capital Increase appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Condensation defying gravityFrom dew at dawn to a foggy mirror after a shower, condensation is part of our daily lives on Earth. In space, microgravity alters how heat flows through gases and liquids, a potential enemy for spacecraft electronics needing to cool down in extreme environments.
Avio Reaches Key Milestone in the Development of its FD1 Rocket DemonstratorItalian rocket builder Avio has completed a key hot-fire test of its methane-powered MR10 liquid rocket engine, which will initially power a single-stage demonstrator being developed under the company’s Space Transportation System (STS) programme. The company will now move on to the integration and testing phase of the single-stage FD1 demonstrator. In March 2023, Avio […] The post Avio Reaches Key Milestone in the Development of its FD1 Rocket Demonstrator appeared first on European Spaceflight.
HyImpulse Promises to Save European Launch, 600 kg at a TimeGerman rocket builder HyImpulse announced on 16 October that it had secured €45 million in new funding to continue developing its SL-1 rocket. The company’s press release announcing the new funding, however, seemed more concerned with dressing down the European launch industry than outlining what the additional capital would enable. In a statement accompanying the […] The post HyImpulse Promises to Save European Launch, 600 kg at a Time appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Beyond Gravity plans US push after fivefold boost in European solar mechanism outputBeyond Gravity is weighing expanding solar array drive mechanism production in Florida to support Golden Dome and other U.S. space projects, after doubling manufacturing space in Europe for hardware that keeps satellites pointed toward the sun. The post Beyond Gravity plans US push after fivefold boost in European solar mechanism output appeared first on SpaceNews.
ESA drives growth in Spanish positioning and timing industry with NAVISPFollowing a call by the European Space Agency (ESA), nine projects have been selected in close coordination with the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) for funding under ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP). This initiative strengthens Spain’s industrial competitiveness in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) with the development of new products and services and strengthens the country’s presence in the global space market.
Navigating through interference at JammertestSatellite navigation is essential to everything from tracking your morning jog to landing air ambulances. But as reliance on satellite navigation grows, so do the risks associated with its interruption, natural or intentional. In its pursuit of strengthening European resilience in navigation, the European Space Agency (ESA) took part in Jammertest.
NASA’s newest astronauts will have to be willing to waitLauren Edgar thought she had missed out on becoming an astronaut again. Earlier this year, friends at the Johnson Space Center gave Edgar, a planetary scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey who had applied to be an astronaut, a heads-up: NASA would be calling the people selected for the latest astronaut class that day. But […] The post NASA’s newest astronauts will have to be willing to wait appeared first on SpaceNews.
States have an obligation to warn satellite operators of cyber threats — IAC paperSYDNEY, Australia – States have a responsibility to inform citizens, including commercial spacecraft operators, of cyber threats, Diane Howard, former commercial space policy director for the White House National Space Council, said at the International Astronautical Congress here. “States do have a duty to warn, to share credible threat intelligence proactively and to take all […] The post States have an obligation to warn satellite operators of cyber threats — IAC paper appeared first on SpaceNews.
Gaia discovers our galaxy’s great waveOur Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre.
No Deal Yet To Avert Shutdown Tomorrow NightPresident Trump and congressional leaders left their meeting at the White House this afternoon with no deal to avert a government shutdown at midnight tomorrow night. If nothing changes, agencies […]
Avio Wins €40M ESA Contract to Design Reusable Upper Stage DemoThe European Space Agency has awarded Italian rocket builder Avio a €40 million contract to design a reusable rocket stage demonstrator. ESA first published a call for the Phase 1 development of a reusable rocket upper stage in March 2024. This initial phase focused on the “identification of the technology-maturation needs for the reusable upper […] The post Avio Wins €40M ESA Contract to Design Reusable Upper Stage Demo appeared first on European Spaceflight.
2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge Challenge Theme AgAir: Integrating UAS into the Agriculture Industry The agricultural industry is an important part of life in the US and around the world by providing food, fuel, economic development, and more. It has been increasingly important to strategically improve the agricultural industry to continue to provide for […]
NASA Flights Study Cosmic Ray Effects for Air, Future Space TravelersRecent airborne science flights to Greenland are improving NASA’s understanding of space weather by measuring radiation exposure to air travelers and validating global radiation maps used in flight path planning. This unique data also has value beyond the Earth as a celestial roadmap for using the same instrumentation to monitor radiation levels for travelers entering […]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape CanaveralThe Starlink 10-15 mission comes a day after SpaceX launched a trio of spacecraft to study the effects of the Sun. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 4:39 a.m. EDT (0839 UTC).
This Microsoft Entra ID Vulnerability Could Have Been CatastrophicAs businesses around the world have shifted their digital infrastructure over the last decade from self-hosted servers to the cloud, they’ve benefitted from the standardized, built-in security ...
A cell’s-eye view of altered gravity and ageingMuscle weakening, bone density loss and an impaired immune system: the systemic health impacts of spaceflight bear many similarities to ageing. Sharon van Rijthoven, a student from Delft University of Technology and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, compared the effects of ageing and altered gravity from a cellular perspective during her internship at the European Space Agency (ESA).
Avatars for Astronaut Health to Fly on NASA’s Artemis IINASA announced a trailblazing experiment that aims to take personalized medicine to new heights. The experiment is part of a strategic plan to gather valuable scientific data during the Artemis II mission, enabling NASA to “know before we go” back to the lunar surface and on to Mars. The AVATAR (A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog […]




















