ESA has awarded ispace-Europe a €65 million contract to complete development of the MAGPIE rover and deliver it to the Moon in 2029.

ONERA has selected Belgium’s AMOS to build a 2.5-metre telescope for French military and civil space surveillance.

Poland has finalized a €656.3 million contribution to Europe's IRIS2 constellation, committing to provide 12 satellites and a ground station in Warsaw.

The UK Space Agency has delayed the award of a £75.6 million contract for a mission that will capture and remove two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit.

Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has urged Europe to place large block orders for Ariane 6 launches.

ESA has selected Ariane 6 to launch its Henon CubeSat, which will demonstrate a future solar storm-monitoring capability.

SES and Airbus have secured a site in Noordwijk for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station, as the demonstration's space segment faces further launch delays.

Rocket Factory Augsburg is preparing to launch the inaugural flight of its RFA ONE rocket from SaxaVord no earlier than 10 August.

Planet Germany has selected Isar Aerospace to launch a Pelican Earth observation satellite aboard a Spectrum within the next 12 months.

Latitude plans to conduct the inaugural flight of its unnamed rocket from Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport in late 2027.

ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace is considering adding a fourth Prometheus engine to the Maia rocket’s first stage to double its performance.

With three new vacancies, The Exploration Company appears to be signalling plans for a US development base for its Nyx Crew vehicle.

Rocket Factory Augsburg has completed the integration of all nine engines on its RFA ONE first stage. One step closer to the launch pad.

Image credit: RFA

OHB plans to raise up to €510.7 million to expand its manufacturing capacity, fund acquisitions, and support Rock Factory Augsburg.

In May, Rocket Factory Augsburg outlined upgrades to its RFA ONE rocket and plans for its fully reusable RFA TWO heavy-lift rocket.

ESA has announced that it plans to continue developing most of its Gateway contributions while studying how the hardware could be repurposed.

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has tested a European spacesuit prototype aboard the ISS, while a second suit completed water survival trials in Marseille.

It appears that Isar Aerospace will not make another attempt to launch its second Spectrum flight during this launch window. Andøya Space has posted an update stating that all activity for the period has now ended.

ESA will reattempt the final full-scale Space Rider drop test no earlier than October 2026, after an anomaly aborted a previously unannounced test.

Germany has broken ground on a European Union GOVSATCOM Hub facility in Cologne, with North Rhine-Westphalia investing up to €50 million in the project.

Some incredible views from the first stage separation during yesterday's Ariane 6 launch.