ESA signs major first contract with Spain's PLD Space under European Launcher Challenge

ESA has signed its first contract with PLD Space under the European Launcher Challenge, worth 158.9 million euros, to boost ...
Ars Technica

ESA will pay an Italian company nearly $50 million to design a mini-Starship

The European Space Agency signed a contract Monday with Avio, the Italian company behind the small Vega rocket, to begin designing a reusable upper stage capable of flying into orbit, returning to ...
NewsBytes

ESA tests Draco heat shield in Belgium for reentry study

Researchers at VKI tested a heat shield for the ESA's Draco mission, designed to study satellite disintegration during ...
Silicon Republic

ESA’s Sophie Adenot is the first French woman to spacewalk

Sophie Adenot is the first woman from France to complete a spacewalk, which she undertook as part of her role with the ESA.
The News International

ESA satellite captures 2026 eclipse shadow from space

The European Space Agency has released a striking video showing the Moon's shadow racing across Europe during the total solar ...
Ars Technica

ESA workers face a maze of non-compete clauses and service contracts

A system of non-competition clauses enforced by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) workforce suppliers is allegedly trapping aerospace professionals who work at ESA’s facilities across Europe in a ...