ESA’s Space Rider Passes Critical Hurdles on Path to Spaceflight Written 7 May 2026

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ESA’s Space Rider Passes Critical Hurdles on Path to Spaceflight

Space Rider | Credit: European Space Agency; Wikipedia; Fair Use

SPACE reports, “Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency (ESA), is advancing toward its first flight, with new milestones tackling two of the vehicle’s biggest challenges: surviving the heat of reentry and executing a precise landing back on Earth.”
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