6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (333+ words) CNES has issued a call for proposals to deploy a swarm of autonomous drones at the Guiana Space Centre for several applications, including perimeter monitoring during launch operations. The project forms part of the agency's Flexible, Digital and Sustainable (FDS)…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (179+ words) The German government agency responsible for military procurement has awarded a contract to POLARIS Spaceplanes to build and flight test a reusable hypersonic vehicle. The vehicle is expected to be ready for its first flight toward the end of 2027. In…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (296+ words) The French space agency CNES awarded a contract to a consortium led by Loft Orbital to develop a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery demonstrator. According to the company, the aim of the project is to foster the development of a…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (196+ words) During the briefing, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander was asked about a delay to ESA career astronaut Rapha'l Li'geois's flight to the ISS. While Li'geois had been expected to travel to the ISS in 2026, Neuenschwander could not…...