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ESA Director “Not Sure” Themis Will Make Its First Flight in 2026

ESA Director “Not Sure” Themis Will Make Its First Flight in 2026

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ESA's Director of Space Transportation, Géraldine Naja, said on 22 October that she was uncertain whether the agency would complete the first flight of its Themis reusable rocket demonstrator before the end of 2026. She spoke at a media briefing following ESA's 350th Council meeting in Paris. The planned test, a low-altitude hop from Esrange Space Center's Launch Complex 3B targeting an altitude up to 100 m, currently has a To Be Determined status.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Director of Space Transportation, Géraldine Naja, said on 22 October that she was uncertain whether the agency would be able to complete the first flight of its Themis reusable rocket demonstrator before the end of the year. Speaking at a media briefing following ESA’s 350th Council meeting in Paris, Naja […] The post ESA Director “Not Sure” Themis Will Make Its First Flight in 2026 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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