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MaiaSpace: Reusable Launchers and Strategic Autonomy in Space

Strategic mapping of MaiaSpace's reusable launcher. Enabling sovereign access to orbit for small-satellite constellations, securing C4ISR nodes, and reducing dependence on foreign launch providers

Dec 28, 2025
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MaiaSpace is a French space-launch startup (an ArianeGroup subsidiary) developing Europe’s first reusable, eco-friendly mini-launch vehicle[1][2]. By applying agile development and leveraging ArianeGroup’s expertise (notably the Prometheus Methalox engine developed for ESA[2]), MaiaSpace aims to deliver low-cost, sovereign access to orbit. Its mission i…

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