European Space Agency

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-24 resupply mission was on course to reach the seven-person International Space Station late Aug. 24.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Preparations continue for the planned Aug. 25 launch of NASA’s Crew-7’s three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission is a joint effort by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA and the European Space Agency.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-22 resupply mission capsule has departed the International Space Station filled with trash.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA has reassigned astronaut Jeannette Epps, who has been awaiting a spaceflight since joining the astronaut corps in 2009, to the SpaceX Crew-8 mission.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Europe’s Airbus Defense and Space is upping its stake in the Voyager Space-led Starlab project.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has moved the planned launch of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from Aug. 17 to Aug. 21.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The B612 Foundation has made publicly available a nongovernment “precovery service” for the confirmation and orbital refining of asteroid trajectories.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Euclid was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on July 1 and reached its operational orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) four weeks later.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The foursome has trained for a more than six-month mission with a science and technology agenda that includes nearly 160 projects.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Final trials before the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher saw ESA engineers perform an extensive assessment with the combined test model.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Ordinary matter accounts for just 5% of the universe. The Euclid mission will focus on everything else.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 ends operations after 117 flights.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket closed out 27 years of operations on July 5 with its 117th mission.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The final Ariane 5 rocket was rolled out to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) launch site in French Guiana on July 3.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The probe will conduct a six-year survey to answer questions about dark matter, dark energy and what the universe is made of.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Euclid, planned for an early July launch, will be joined by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope by May 2027.
Space

By Helen Chachaty
The new launch vehicle's assembly on the launch pad is scheduled for November 2023.
Paris Air Show

By Mark Carreau
Astronauts and cosmonauts from four countries are to launch to the ISS in mid-August aboard SpaceX’s seventh NASA-contracted Crew Dragon mission.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Safran CEO Olivier Andries stresses risk- and revenue-sharing as part of sector reorganization for future launches following Ariane 6 program delays.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Dragon capsule lifted off for a resupply run to the International Space Station on June 5, carrying more than 7,200 lb. of cargo.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The multiyear MSR mission is being jointly led by NASA and the European Space Agency.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter will be repositioned for a new campaign following completion of its 50th sortie.
Space