https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-rider/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:12:57 +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/space-rider/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/esa-ministerial-2025-portugal-doubles-its-esa-commitment-with-hugo-costa-2/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69383 In this Space Café Clip from the final day of the ESA Ministerial Conference 2025 in Bremen, Torsten Kriening speaks with Hugo Costa, Executive Director of the Portugal Space Agency, about what has become Portugal’s most successful ESA ministerial ever.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/esa-ministerial-2025-portugal-doubles-its-esa-commitment-with-hugo-costa/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69354 In this Space Café Clip from the final day of the ESA Ministerial Conference 2025 in Bremen, Torsten Kriening speaks with Hugo Costa, Executive Director of the Portugal Space Agency, about what has become Portugal’s most successful ESA ministerial ever.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/space-rider-completes-initial-ground-segment-testing/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 07:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52965 Teams from Telespazio, ALTEC and Thales Alenia Space successfully completed the first System Validation Tests (SVTs) this week for the European Space Agency’s reusable Space Rider spacecraft. The ground segment tests aim to validate the interfaces between the ground and flight segment elements. This testing is a key aspect of the Space Rider Phase D activities which began last July. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/terran-orbital-awarded-4-7-million-contract-by-esa/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51937 https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/esas-space-rider-likely-to-launch-third-quarter-of-2025/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50799 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Rider program has begun its validation and testing phase, as it prepares for its first flight in the third quarter of 2025. Space Rider is a reusable uncrewed robotic laboratory that will provide an end-to-end integrated space transportation system for commercial customers. When Space Rider has been launched into space it will spend two months in orbit whilst experiments and technology demonstrations take place before returning to Earth. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/space-cafe-israel-by-meidad-pariente-yossi-yamin-space-commerce-revolution-in-leo/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43852 In the Third episode of Space Café Israel, Meidad Pariente is in conversation with Mr. Yossi Yamin. Can you share something personal that isn’t written in your LinkedIn profile? Let me share some insights about myself. I used to be a jazz dancer in a famous event in Israel. Every Hanukkah, there is a big festival for kids. My dance group used to perform with Ricky Gal, by a famous Israeli singer.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/esa-ministers-commit-to-biggest-ever-budget-at-space19/ Fri, 29 Nov 2019 06:50:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17353 ESA’s Council at Ministerial Level, Space19+, has concluded in Seville, Spain, with the endorsement of the most ambitious plan to date for the future of ESA and the whole European space sector. The meeting brought together ministers with responsibility for space activities in Europe, along with Canada and observers from the EU.]]>