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ESA sees strong interest in commercial cargo program

ArianeGroup, which is developing the SUSIE spacecraft, is among the companies expected to bid on a new ESA commercial cargo program. Credit: ArianeGroup WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency sees ...
Ars Technica

Europe seeks to emulate NASA’s revolutionary commercial cargo program

The European Space Agency has awarded initial contracts to a German-based startup and one of the continent’s established aerospace companies to develop spacecraft to ferry cargo to and from space ...
Yahoo

‘Workhorse’ commercial cargo plane makes unprecedented flight with no one on board

A popular model of cargo plane has achieved its first uncrewed flight thanks to a Silicon Valley aviation company. Reliable Robotics announced earlier this month that they had successfully flown and ...
UPI

European Space Agency turns to private sector to deliver cargo shuttle serving the ISS

Nov. 7 (UPI) --European Space Agency member countries agreed to back a program for a commercial space cargo shuttle serving the International Space Station by 2028, with an option for a crewed ...
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How Heavy Is The Airbus A380 And How Much Cargo Can It Carry?

On October 25, 2007, the Boeing 747's 37-year reign as the world's largest passenger plane came to an end when the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 took off. Close to two decades later, the ...