Taking on SpaceX: Why Germany is building its own spaceport
Oct 23, 2023 · Germany is hoping its construction of a new spaceport, expected to launch its first rockets in April, can better its position. What will the new spaceport look like? Germany's new facility will...
Europe is starting to freak out about the launch dominance of SpaceX
Mar 22, 2021 · Germany, with no history of its own rockets during the European Union era, nonetheless has several promising small launch companies, including Rocket Factory Augsburg, and it may seek to...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 German military satellites
Dec 24, 2023 · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military on Sunday morning (Dec. 24). The Falcon 9 rocket launched the SARah-2 mission to low Earth...
German SpaceX customer OHB to delist as KKR takes minority stake
Aug 7, 2023 · Germany's OHB said U.S. financial investor KKR was buying a minority stake in the space company, which plans to delist to give it more flexibility to capitalise on a boom in the commercial...
The Exploration Company raises $160M to build Europe’s answer to SpaceX …
Nov 17, 2024 · The Exploration Company, which operates out of Germany, France, and Italy, is looking to change that: It just closed a large funding round to further its mission of building Europe’s first...
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Elon Musk visits Germany, meets with state leaders over …
Aug 11, 2021 · Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday evening met with the leadership of Brandenburg, the German state where the group's 5.8 billion euro ($6.9 billion) European gigafactory is being built,...
German military radar satellite ready for SpaceX rocket ride
Jun 17, 2022 · The first satellite in a nearly billion-dollar program to provide the German military with improved radar surveillance imagery from space is set to rocket into a polar orbit Saturday from...
SpaceX and ESA collaborate on ISS mission featuring advanced …
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 18, 2024 - On January 18, 2023, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swedish astronaut, Marcus Wandt, will embark on a pioneering journey to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission, known as Muninn, w.
SpaceX launches German military radar satellite from California
Jun 18, 2022 · A four-ton, cloud-penetrating radar observation satellite for the German military soared into orbit Saturday from California on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, beginning a 10-year mission to...