Breaking Down Europe’s Launch Funding
ESA states pledged €902.2M as part of the European Launcher Challenge to fund five launch companies’ attempts to reach orbit.
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Stories on the European space industry
ESA Keeps the Door Open for More Defense Funding
ESA plans to keep subscriptions for a new defense initiative open for the next year, which usually finalizes funding at the close of each three-year ministerial meeting.
Forbes Space Wants to Bring Ad Revenue to Space
Not all the money made in space is made in space.
ESA Secures Record Funding Levels at 2025 Council of Ministers
ESA member states approved €22.07B in total contributions covering the next three years of ESA operations—up from €16.9B in 2022.
Thales Alenia Space Picks its Lunar Lander Team for Argonaut
It’s been almost a year since Thales Alenia Space’s Italian subsidiary won the initial ESA contract to build a descent module for a lunar lander. Getting down to the lunar surface will be a team effort, though, and on Friday the space firm announced it has picked its team.
Orbit Fab Lands ESA, UK Space Agency Refueling Contract
Orbit Fab wants to build gas stations in space, but for its latest contract win, perhaps petrol is the right word.
HyPrSpace €21M Series A Paves a Pathway to Launch
The Baguette is just a starter dish.
Tariff Turbulence Boosts Canadian Investment in ESA
Europe’s space industry just got more maple-syrup moolah.
OQ Technology Sends Europe’s First D2D Message
OQ’s milestone opens the door for Europe to build its own sovereign D2D capabilities.
Dcubed To Demo In-Space Solar Manufacturing in 2026
Dcubed unveiled three planned demo missions today that will culminate with building a 2kW solar array in space.
