European Launcher Challenge Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/european-launcher-challenge/ Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:13:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png European Launcher Challenge Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/european-launcher-challenge/ 32 32 80681979 ESA selects five companies for next phase of launcher competition https://spacenews.com/esa-selects-five-companies-for-next-phase-of-launcher-competition/ https://spacenews.com/esa-selects-five-companies-for-next-phase-of-launcher-competition/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 02:36:33 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=526662 Spectrum liftoff

The European Space Agency has selected five launch vehicle startups to proceed to the next phase of a competition where they could receive contracts for satellite launches and upgraded vehicles.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/esa-selects-five-companies-for-next-phase-of-launcher-competition/feed/ 0 526662 ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge https://spacenews.com/esa-prepares-downselect-for-european-launcher-challenge/ https://spacenews.com/esa-prepares-downselect-for-european-launcher-challenge/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:58:30 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=524252 MaiaSpace launcher

The European Space Agency will soon select the finalists for a competition intended to support the development of new launch vehicles by European companies.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/esa-prepares-downselect-for-european-launcher-challenge/feed/ 0 524252 Isar Aerospace raises 150 million euros https://spacenews.com/isar-aerospace-raises-150-million-euros/ https://spacenews.com/isar-aerospace-raises-150-million-euros/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:15:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=519731 Spectrum liftoff

German launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace has raised 150 million euros ($174 million) in the form of a convertible bond from an American investor.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/isar-aerospace-raises-150-million-euros/feed/ 0 519731 ESA issues call for proposals for European Launcher Challenge https://spacenews.com/esa-issues-call-for-proposals-for-european-launcher-challenge/ https://spacenews.com/esa-issues-call-for-proposals-for-european-launcher-challenge/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:06:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514954 Spectrum Andøya

ESA has officially kicked off a competition to support new launch vehicles, but the winners, if any, won’t be known for at least eight months.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/esa-issues-call-for-proposals-for-european-launcher-challenge/feed/ 0 514954 ESA to use launch competition to test georeturn reforms https://spacenews.com/esa-to-use-launch-competition-to-test-georeturn-reforms/ https://spacenews.com/esa-to-use-launch-competition-to-test-georeturn-reforms/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:33:44 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=510958 Aschbacher

An upcoming European launch competition will be an early test of efforts by ESA to modify its approach to georeturn policies.

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