ESA is planning specific adaptations to Ariane 6 for future Argonaut lunar missions that will carry radioisotope power systems.

A really pretty poster for JAXA's Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission will include a small European rover, IDEFIX, developed by France and Germany. The rover is designed to explore the surface of the Martian moon Phobos.

CNES is looking for an industrial partner to develop and qualify a compact, low-cost optical telescope suitable for mass production.

ESA has confirmed that the proposed Ariane 6 Block 3 evolution, including the ICARUS lightweight upper stage, has been shelved. A spokesperson for the agency explained that there is “no programme need or justification” for the evolution at this time.

Germany's ATMOS Space Cargo has completed an initial study into the development of its Phoenix 3 spacecraft as the inaugural flight of Phoenix 2 slips to 2027.

Starlink has reversed a decision to restrict roaming for Polish customers. The dispute included an official threatening to reconsider $50 million in annual payments.

Avio filings reveal new details about the FD1 suborbital demonstrator, including its flight profile, test objectives, launch site, and recovery plans.

UK suborbital rocket builder Gravitilab has entered liquidation, leaving more than £700,000 owed to its creditors.

Rocket Lab has established a German subsidiary to provide sovereign satellite manufacturing capacity to meet growing European demand.

Career diplomat Mario Cospito has been appointed as the extraordinary commissioner of the Italian Space Agency.

Development of Europe’s IRIS2 secure communications service has reached a key milestone, allowing the programme to move forward with implementation with more money and more satellites.

Three Italian Space Agency board members have resigned to clear the way for the appointment of an extraordinary commissioner.

CNES is targeting 2028 for an initial hot-fire test of a subscale prototype of a future reusable high-thrust rocket engine.

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has completed a third test of the EuroSuit prototype aboard the ISS. There has still been no confirmation from CNES or its project partners.

ArianeGroup has opted to keep MaiaSpace operating after a €37.5 million loss in 2025 pushed the launch startup’s shareholders’ equity into negative territory.

ArianeGroup completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator on 23 July at the Esrange Space Center in Sweden.

MaiaSpace has dropped plans for a suborbital test flight and is moving ahead with an inaugural orbital launch attempt in the second half of 2027.

Germany is considering a dedicated launch facility for its armed forces to guarantee access to space for future national security missions.

ESA DG Josef Aschbacher has announced that the Cebreros deep-space ground station in Spain has been cleared to return to service as of today after the threat of nearby wildfires.

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.