Future space transportation

Through the Future Launchers Preparatory Programme, the European Space Agency is developing and supporting new technologies for future space transportation, from reusable rockets and engines such as Themis and Prometheus to technologies for transportation and operations in space for in-orbit servicing assembly and manufacturing.

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06 NOV. 2026

Le moteur-fusée réutilisable Prometheus mis à l’épreuve sur un banc d’essai modernisé

Les essais de mise à feu de Prometheus ont permis de valider à la fois le banc d’essai modernisé et un nouveau procédé de fabrication de la chambre de combustion du moteur.

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30 JUIL. 2026

Major rehearsal takes Themis one step closer to flight

Themis is an ESA rocket prototype – a flagship European demonstrator for low-cost rocket recovery and reuse technologies. Powered by the reusable, liquid oxygen and methane-fuelled engine Prometheus, Themis is ...

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31 JUIL. 2026

2026 second quarter Future Launchers Preparatory Programme highlights

In April, the European Space Agency’s Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP) launched a new invitation to tender on Structures, Materials, Mechanisms and Processes for Space Transportation. The initiative is part ...

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28 MAI. 2026

Helix rocket engine power pack upgrade

Rocket engines are designed and built to operate at the extremes of physics and engineering, burning propellant at incredible rates to propel rockets and escape the clutches of gravity. A ...

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