Aviation News – The Exploration Company has secured a landmark $450 million investment round to accelerate the development of its reusable space transportation systems. Led by founder Hélène Huby, the historic fundraising effort represents the largest investment round ever achieved by a European space firm and sets a record for a female-led European company. The five-year-old aerospace enterprise closed the historic financing round at a pivotal moment for European space policy.

Aviation News – French President Emmanuel Macron announced official government support for the VORTEX spaceplane project during the International Space Summit in Paris today. Designed by prime contractor Dassault Aviation, the reusable spacecraft initiative aims to bolster European orbital capabilities across civil and military domains. The endorsement marks a major political and strategic milestone for Dassault Aviation, which serves as the global architect and lead systems integrator for the aircraft.

Europe's first commercial orbital launch from continental soil achieved by Isar Aerospace, a Munich startup founded by three TUM engineering students. Their Spectrum rocket launched from Norway's Andøya Spaceport, reaching low Earth orbit and deploying five CubeSats. As Europe's first company to succeed, they prove local space capability with their Liquid Oxygen-Propane system. Backed by contract backlogs and plans for monthly launches by 2027, this marks a turning point in the European space race. Tools used for generation Text Gemini Narator Azure TTS Clips Pexel Rendering Remotion

HyImpulse has secured more than €50M to scale its paraffin-fuelled SR75 and SL1 launch programs as it builds commercial suborbital and orbital access to space.

<p>PARIS/KYIV - The CEO of French-British satellite operator Eutelsat has confirmed there is currently no viable alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink network for Ukraine's satellite communications needs, highlighting ongoing concerns about the country's technological dependence.</p><p>Eva Berneke, Eu...

European countries agree on a €22.1 billion ESA budget for 2026–2028, focusing on defense, launch innovation, and exploration programs.

On 12 February 2026, Arianespace successfully carried out the first heavy-configuration flight of the Ariane 64, marking an important step in the development of the European launcher.