The mission will be the first of seven where ATMOS’ Phoenix reentry vehicle will carry SCU’s BentoBox platform to orbit and back.

“We are concerned, and we will participate in the antitrust process against it,” said OHB CEO Marco Fuchs.

While the American perspective is often unwelcome in European policy debates, it seems this time may represent a rare exception.

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher proposed a massive new project this week to bring together European defense capabilities in 2028. The European Resilience from Space program (ERS) would have a budget of €1B and focus on two major capabilities in orbit. 

The mission will be the first of seven where ATMOS’ Phoenix reentry vehicle will carry SCU’s BentoBox platform to orbit and back.

The company has big dreams of launching spacecraft multiple times per week, but to get there, Varda needs to ensure that its workforce of ~175 people can handle the workload.

Reflex will use the capital to expand the manufacturing capacity at its facility in Bavaria, which will be able to churn out 60 to 70 highly complex satellites per year, according to CEO Walter Ballheimer.

FibreCoat from Germany and Lofith Composites from Spain have joined forces to develop a new composite for satellite panels that aims to be lighter and stronger compared with conventional materials.