MaiaSpace is assembling and testing Europe’s first reusable mini-launcher at its factory in Vernon, Normandy. Its project is currently the most advanced of its kind in Europe. The first flight is scheduled beginning of 2027. A subsidiary of ArianeGroup — the French industrial giant that manufactures Ariane heavy-lift launchers — MaiaSpace already has commercial contracts signed for several years.
Raphaël Chevrier, spokesperson for MaiaSpace, takes us to the workshop where full-scale prototypes of the Maia launcher are assembled.
