https://spacewatch.global/tag/sebastian-klaus/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:46:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/sebastian-klaus/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/atmos-space-cargo-raises-e25-7-million-in-series-a-to-build-europes-orbital-return-infrastructure/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73248 ATMOS Space Cargo has raised €25.7 million in Series A to build a fleet of orbital return vehicles for commercial and defence customers.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/voyager-and-atmos-are-collaborating-to-streamline-access-to-space-and-mission-management/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71256 Voyager Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with ATMOS Space Cargo towards expanding access to space for scientific discovery and technology advancement. Under the signed MoU, Voyager Europe will serve as ATMOS’ integration and implementation partner, while ATMOS provides free-flying orbital vehicles with controlled and precise return capability, enabling end-to-end microgravity missions from launch through on-orbit operations and return to Earth.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/hyprspace-and-atmos-sign-mou-to-advance-european-launch-and-return-infrastructure/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68868 ATMOS and HyPrSpace have signed an MoU to collaborate on future suborbital and orbital missions that combine French launch capabilities with sovereign European re-entry logistics from space. Under the MoU, ATMOS will secure payload capacity on HyPrSpace’s first suborbital test flight of the Baguette-1 launcher, scheduled for late 2026. The mission will allow ATMOS to further validate additional technologies for its PHOENIX 2 free-flyer re-entry capsule. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/atmos-expands-european-foundation-with-new-strasbourg-subsidiary-and-strategic-investment/ Thu, 01 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65126 ATMOS has secured a new strategic investment from Expansion Ventures and announced a new subsidiary office in Strasbourg, France. This marks a key milestone in ATMOS’s development, reinforcing its commitment to building a sovereign European infrastructure for orbital re-entry logistics.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/04/atmos-completes-re-entry-test-of-phoenix-1-re-entry-capsule/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65025 ATMOS has conducted the first orbital test flight of its PHOENIX 1 re-entry capsule to and back from Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Initial analysis confirms that the mission achieved its primary objectives, including the activation of key systems and deployment of ATMOS’ proprietary inflatable heat shield under realistic re-entry conditions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/04/atmos-secures-e1-million-investment-from-venture-capital-firm-match-vc/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65012 ATMOS has secured a new strategic investor: Mätch VC. Mätch VC brings a €1 million investment and the backing of key industrial partners to support ATMOS in scaling its reusable capsule technology and the development of PHOENIX 2 – the company’s next-generation reusable capsule for orbital return logistics.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/atmos-secures-eic-funding-towards-developing-its-phoenix-capsule/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64034 ATMOS Space Cargo (ATMOS) has won €13.1 million in total funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The funding, which includes both non-refundable grants and investment components, will enable ATMOS to expand its engineering and testing capabilities, accelerating the ongoing development of its PHOENIX 2 capsule.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/atmos-announce-phoenix-re-entry-capsule-test-flight/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63739 ATMOS has announced the test flight of its PHOENIX re-entry capsule to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) which will tentatively launch on the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission with SpaceX no earlier than April 2025. The capsule will subsequently complete two orbits around Earth before attempting its atmospheric re-entry.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/12/atmos-space-cargo-and-space-cargo-unlimited-to-establish-on-demand-microgravity-service/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 07:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62704 Space Cargo Unlimited and ATMOS Space Cargo have announced a partnership to conduct seven multi-week Low Earth Orbit (LEO) re-entry missions between 2025 and 2027. These missions will feature Space Cargo Unlimited's new BENTOBOX, the first core component of the Company's broader REV1 space factory development.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/deimos-led-consortium-receive-eu-funding-for-icarus/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55601 A European consortium, led by Spanish mission and system integrator Elecnor Deimos (Deimos), has received €15 million in funding from the European Union to develop an inflatable heat shield to recover rocket stages from space and prepare for Mars missions. Other partners and affiliations include the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Italian Aerospace Research Center (CIRA), the French Aerospace Research Center (ONERA), Pangaia Grado Zero, Politecnico di Torino, Atmos Space Cargo, HDES Service & Engineering, and Demcon Advanced Mechatronics. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/atmos-raises-e4m-for-its-breakthrough-return-capsules/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49623 ATMOS Space Cargo (ATMOS) has announced the successful closure of its initial seed funding round, raising €4 million. The round was oversubscribed, with investments from renowned industry leaders, including lead investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, alongside Seraphim, E2MC, VENTIS, and another. vc. As a result, the Company is on track to embark on its first demonstration mission at the end of 2024.]]>