ArianeGroup will develop a reusable mini-launcher for entry into service in 2026, Bruno Le Maire, French minister of economy and finance, announced Dec. 6.

The company acknowledged it had received a warning of noncompliance from the New York Stock Exchange.

The contracts mark kickoff of two-phase approach to moving from the government-owned ISS to a public-private outpost in low Earth orbit.

As a reusable booster, Neutron is designed to carry 8 tons into low Earth orbit.

The data will assist with understanding how spaceflight affects human physical and mental health.

NASA management disagrees with a conclusion reached by the agency’s inspector general (IG) in a report issued Nov. 30.

Airbus has already started using its latest-generation Pleiades Neo Earth-observation satellites.

“This latest round of funding will dramatically accelerate our ability to make on-orbit servicing routine by 2030,” Astroscale founder and CEO Nobu Okada said.