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6/20/2025, 7:14:37 PM
https://spacenews.com/esa-signs-agreement-for-potential-use-of-orbital-reef/
>ESA announced at the Paris Air Show June 18 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin to study flying European payloads, and possibly astronauts, to the Orbital Reef commercial space station proposed by Blue Origin.
>A year ago, ESA signed an agreement with Vast, another company planning commercial stations, to study potential use of those stations by the agency.
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Neuenschwander emphasized that ESA preferred to work with CLDs where European companies are partners. “I would like to see a strong European industry presence” in those stations, he said. “The European Space Agency will support the projects which have a strong European share into it.”
>ESA announced at the Paris Air Show June 18 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin to study flying European payloads, and possibly astronauts, to the Orbital Reef commercial space station proposed by Blue Origin.
>A year ago, ESA signed an agreement with Vast, another company planning commercial stations, to study potential use of those stations by the agency.
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Neuenschwander emphasized that ESA preferred to work with CLDs where European companies are partners. “I would like to see a strong European industry presence” in those stations, he said. “The European Space Agency will support the projects which have a strong European share into it.”
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