Staff reporter at Burn and Coast, covering Space Tech.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has completed a third and likely final test of EuroSuit, a European intravehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit prototype, aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
ArianeGroup has decided against dissolving MaiaSpace after the company posted a €37.5 million loss for 2025, pushing its shareholders' equity below zero.
Italy's Italian Space Agency (ASI) has appointed Mario Cospito, a career diplomat, as its extraordinary commissioner following the death of its president and the dissolution of its board.
The European Commission, ESA, and the SpaceRISE consortium have cleared the IRIS2 programme to move forward with full-scale implementation after completing a key review.
The Italian Space Agency's board of directors has dissolved after three members resigned, allowing for the appointment of an extraordinary commissioner following the death of President Teodoro Valente. The move aims to ensure the agency can operate at full capacity ahead of key events, including the ESA ministerial meeting in December.
CNES aims to test a subscale prototype of a reusable, high-thrust rocket engine in 2028 as part of its ASTRE project, with ArianeGroup leading preliminary design work. The engine, over twice as powerful as the Vulcain 2.1, could enable Europe to develop a super-heavy launch vehicle comparable to Starship or New Glenn. However, full development is expected to take over a decade.
New environmental documents filed by Avio have shed light on the planned FD1 suborbital demonstrator flight test, providing details on the launch facility, vehicle performance, and objectives of the test.
UK-based Gravitilab Aerospace Services has ceased trading, with the company undergoing a voluntary liquidation and owing over £700,000 to unsecured creditors.
Rocket Lab has established a new subsidiary in Germany to enable the company to offer scaled domestic production of satellites and launch services on both its Electron and Neutron rockets.