
India Puts Its First Private Rocket Into Orbit As Europe Still Waits for Its Own
Vikram-1’s success confirms India’s entry into the private launch market just as Europe fears it may be unable to meet projected demand by the end of the decade.

Vikram-1’s success confirms India’s entry into the private launch market just as Europe fears it may be unable to meet projected demand by the end of the decade.

NASA’s ambitious plan to establish a permanent presence on the Moon begins in earnest today—with the launch of the first crewed Orion spacecraft.

€5 billion of overspending and allegations that the scheme is favoring French industry have caused a war of words between Paris, Berlin, and the European Commission.

The lunar mission was plagued by corruption scandals and repeated funding problems.