Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches ... which will allow ClearSpace-1 to grapple its target autonomously. Vespa is a reasonable first target for ClearSpace-1 given it ...

VESPA has been hanging out in space for the last decade, having last seen an Arianespace Vega rocket launch in 2013. Its pieces hover in low Earth orbit (LEO) at about 660km perigee. Computer ...

ESA funding requires the mission launch on a European rocket, he said ... ESA said the simple, conical shape of a Vespa payload adapter makes it an ideal first target before progressing to ...

Ready to drop out of a plane and into your heart right now. When you think of Vespa, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Cute? Iconic? Timeless Italian design at its finest? Corradino D ...