A number of companies are working to become the first to launch satellites into space from European soil, with several planning on using #SaxaVord 
Spaceport. Germany’s 
#RFA is thought to have the most advanced plans https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/lanarkshire-scottish-north-lanarkshire-iceland-european-b1211534.html
Starting in 
2025, at least two #European 
launch startups (#IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg) expect to offer more choices for both institutional and commercial customers. The field will continue to widen toward the close of the decade, with #MaiaSpace, #Latitude, #HyImpulse, #HyPrSpace, #Orbex, #PLDSpace, and #Skyrora all working toward an inaugural flight of their respective vehicles. https://europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-already-working-to-secure-iris2-launch-contract
Approval granted for #RocketFactory Augsburg (#RFA) to launch from #SaxaVord spaceport https://www.independent.co.uk/space/civil-aviation-authority-scottish-government-unst-one-scottish-b2680687.html
The German government has announced that it will make €95 million in additional funding available to support #IsarAerospace, #RocketFactory Augsburg, and #HyImpulse. The funding was “released through reallocations and in some cases also higher subscriptions of German #ESA contributions.” https://europeanspaceflight.com/germany-commits-e95m-more-to-isar-rfa-and-hyimpulse
#Orbex will receive €5.6 million, #IsarAerospace €15 million, and both #RocketFactory Augsburg and #HyImpulse €11.8 million each https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-e44-2m-in-funding-to-four-european-rocket-builders
#Europe’s space sector has started to respond to #SpaceX’s domination of the world space launch market, although progress has been slow 
and uneven. Last month, #ESA selected four companies — #ArianeGroup, #RocketFactory Augsburg (RFA), #IsarAerospace, and The #ExplorationCompany — to help develop reusable 
launch vehicle technology https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/11/esa-arianespace-crossroads
German rocket start-up #RocketFactory Augsburg last week described #Ariane6 as “overpriced” 
, saying its development “at the #taxpayer’s expense has shown that something has to change” https://www.ft.com/content/2abdea1a-d985-4f25-90ee-af74524b736f
Fanoušci kosmonautiky už tuší: RFA neboli Rocket Factory Augsburg se snaží o vícenásobně použitelný nosič a je to tedy potenciální evropská konkurence pro Elona. Česká solární výprava náhodou jela kolem, protože @cobic -ovi na kole praskaj dráty a naproti "fabrice na rakety" je cyklosupermarket.
At the end of 2022, the total funding 
secured by all #European launch startups since 2011 was €419 million. In 2023, that figure rose to €781 million, an 86% increase 
in the industry's total funding to date. In the first month and a half of 2024 alone, another €70.5 million has been added to that figure. With the addition of that early 2024 funding, the total comes to €850 million https://europeanspaceflight.substack.com/p/state-of-european-launch-startup
