Testing Mars parachutes from the edge of Space
On 7 July, at 09.25 local time, the drop-test campaign for ESA’s ExoMars mission was successfully conducted at SSC’s Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. A high-altitude balloon carried a test capsule to an altitude of 29 kilometers, where it[...]
Themis has arrived at Esrange – see Europe’s reusable rocket demonstrator in motion
On 27 June, Europe’s reusable first stage demonstrator “Themis” arrived at SSC’s Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. Developed by French-German space company ArianeGroup and managed as part of ESA’s space transportation reusability roadmap, preparations for Europe’s first-ever reuse hop-tests[...]
SSC and Firefly progress towards orbital launch – TSA signed between Sweden and USA
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Firefly Aerospace are moving closer to a historic first satellite launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, following a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) that was signed between Sweden and the United States on June[...]