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The 55th Paris Air show, held every other year, is drawing thousands to Le Bourget Airport, showcasing cutting-edge aviation and aerospace innovations. From next-gen aircraft to futuristic space exploration tech, the event offers a glimpse into the future of travel - both on Earth and in space. CGTN's Sarah Coates reports from Paris on one ambitious company racing to put its rover on the Moon.

The partnership between Dassault Aviation and the European Space Agency (ESA) on the VORTEX spaceplane project is no longer a distant ambition—it's a near-term reality with profound implications for Europe's technological independence. As the VORTEX-D demonstrator nears its critical 2025 test phase and ESA's funding decisions loom, the collaboration is emerging as a cornerstone of European leadership in reusable hypersonic space systems. For investors, this is a strategic opportunity to capitalize on a project that promises to redefine the continent's role in the $100 billion low-Earth orbit (LEO) economy.

Norwegian defence company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed agreements with two leading Ukrainian industrial partners to co-develop air defence missiles and unmanned surface vessels. The announcement coincided with the opening of Kongsberg’s new permanent office in Kyiv.

On June 17, the European Space Agency (ESA) and OHB System AG officially signed an agreement to build LISA—the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. This groundbreaking mission will be the first observatory in space designed to detect gravitational waves, the subtle ripples in spacetime created by colossal events like the collision and merger of supermassive black holes.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Blue Origin to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space exploration in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

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A UK-built spacecraft engine that runs on metal is preparing for its first test in space, in a mission that could pave the way for longer-lasting, more flexible satellites. The plasma thruster, developed by Oxfordshire start-up Magdrive, heats tiny bits of solid metal into a hot gas to produce powerful bursts of thrust. In the future it could allow satellites to recycle parts of themselves, or space junk for fuel, but for now the metal is carried onboard. The launch, scheduled from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, US, on Saturday at 22:00 BST, is backed by the UK and European space agencies.

The European Space Agency and European Commission say their relationship is closer than ever as they embark on a new satellite program, although some members have raised questions about that program.

Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) has been an important player in European defense for decades, and its business in the region continues to grow at a considerable rate as the continent comes to terms with harsh geopolitical realities, highlighted by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, and Blue Origin to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space exploration in low Earth orbit.

Local regulators have approved Ukrainian telco Kyivstar’s plans to start testing space-enabled texting services this summer using SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, targeting areas crippled by Russian strikes and other terrestrial coverage gaps.

ASPIRE (Advanced Structural Product Integrated Airframe), will deliver and test three composite wingtip variants and a novel composite flap integrating automation, sustainability and manufacturability Consortium includes GKN Aerospace, Carbon ThreeSixty, iCOMAT, Lineat, Pentaxia and the University of Bath, with programme support by Axillium and co-funding from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)