European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
ESA to reattempt full-scale Space Rider drop test no earlier than October 2026 after anomaly aborted earlier test
ESA says it will reattempt the final full-scale drop test for its reusable Space Rider spacecraft no earlier than October 2026, following an anomaly that aborted a previously unannounced test. The slip pushes ESA’s next step in validating the Space Rider drop/flight transition plan into the later 2026 window.
