After successfully entering Earth’s atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/a-european-spacecraft-company-flies-its-vehicle-then-loses-it-after-reentry/
After successfully entering Earth’s atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/a-european-spacecraft-company-flies-its-vehicle-then-loses-it-after-reentry/
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Me when I get lost after entering earths atmosphere
Not bad for the first test of a new company, it seems the capsule made it through re-entry but there were issues with the parachutes.
**Edit:** I’ll add that Europe does not have the expertise the US and Russia have on this matter. We have always relied on them for cargo and crew re-entry, so it is obvious that there is a learning curve. I actually don’t think anybody in Europe (government or commercial) has ever produced a capsule previously. So I consider this a very nice result.
This is positive, is normal to have issues with the parachutes the first times.
Still incredible they managed to develop and build a flight model that big in this short amount of time.
Finally…. a alternative to go with the Nazi-rockets from SpaceX!
Go Europe! Go Exploration Company!
This is great news, a partial success that will be learned from and expanded upon. It’s great to see Europe rise to the occasion, especially with a new company rather than an established player. I hope we see more of this.