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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Avio delays ESA's SMILE launch after Vega C subsystem production issue

Avio has delayed the planned launch of ESA's SMILE mission aboard a Vega C rocket after identifying a subsystem production issue, prompting an as-yet-unspecified schedule slip while the manufacturer addresses the fault. ESA and Avio will reassess launch readiness and implement corrective production steps before announcing a new date.

2026-04-06T01:25:56.393695-07:00
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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Opinion: Kallas Identified Europe’s Threats — But Space Infrastructure Is the Missing Chapter

By SpaceWatch Global: Kallas named every threat Europe faces but missed the infrastructure behind every response: space. Why Colorado Springs must force the question Brussels won't ask.

2026-04-06T02:40:36.423768-07:00