https://spacewatch.global/tag/rocket-factory-augsburg-rfa/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:20:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/rocket-factory-augsburg-rfa/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/maiaspace-completes-upper-stage-validation-of-its-maia-launcher-ahead-of-its-2027-orbital-debut/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77148 MaiaSpace has completed a further upper-stage validation campaign for its Maia launcher, marking another step toward the vehicle's planned orbital debut in the second half of 2027. The company's progress comes at a vital stage in Europe's effort to establish a more competitive and diversified launch ecosystem.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/esa-launches-next-phase-of-european-launcher-challenge-with-e543-6-million-in-contracts/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77067 The first contracts under the European Launcher Challenge between the European Space Agency (ESA) and European launch service providers have been signed, concluding the second stage of the tender process. The next stage of the European Launcher Challenge will shift the focus from contract awards to flight performance, with the participating launch providers required to demonstrate successful orbital launches no later than 2027.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/rfa-delivers-the-first-and-second-stages-of-its-rfa-one-launch-vehicle-to-the-saxavord-spaceport/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72108 Rocket Factory Augsburg has delivered the first and second stages of its RFA ONE launch vehicle to the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland, reaching an important milestone in preparation for the vehicle's first test flight, which is tentatively in summer 2026.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/04/rfa-appoints-indulis-kalnins-as-management-board-chairman/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64880 Rocket Factory Augsburg's (RFA) supervisory board has appointed Prof. Dr. Indulis Kalnins as the new chairman of the company’s management board, succeeding Dr. Stefan Tweraser. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/rfa-to-launch-from-kourou/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49548 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), a German launch service provider, has signed a binding term sheet with the French space agency CNES to offer its launch services from the Kourou Space Centre (CGS) in French Guiana. RFA will launch from the ELM-Diamant launch complex in 2025.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/rfa-and-dlr-sign-contract-for-helix-engine-test-site/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44870 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) announced at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen that RFA will build and operate its own test stand at the DLR site in Lampoldshausen, Germany. There, RFA will test its Helix engine starting in mid-2023 to bring the European Union's first staged-combustion engine to serial production maturity.]]>