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BREMEN, Germany \u2014 French launch vehicle startup Latitude has signed a multi-launch contract with Atmos Space Cargo, a company developing commercial reentry vehicles.<\/p>

In a deal announced at Space Tech Expo Europe here Nov. 19, Atmos will buy a minimum of five launches a year of Latitude\u2019s Zephyr rocket between 2028 and 2032. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>

Each launch will place a Phoenix spacecraft into very low Earth orbit, or VLEO. The spacecraft are designed to accommodate payloads for microgravity research in fields like pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, returning them to Earth.<\/p>

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to have earned the trust of a unique operator in the European space industry,\u201d Adeline Pitrois, head of sales at Latitude, said in a statement. \u201cThis demonstrates also that Zephyr is particularly well adapted to the growing LEO and VLEO markets.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThe enormous progress that Latitude has made gives us confidence they will become a premier European launch provider and a great partner for Atmos,\u201d said Sebastian Klaus, chief executive of Atmos, in the same statement.<\/p>

Both companies are still in the development phases of their vehicles. Atmos raised 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million) in February in the extension of a seed round that initial generated 4 million euros for the company in 2023. Atmos bid on, but was not selected for, the European Space Agency\u2019s commercial cargo initiative earlier this year.<\/p>

Latitude raised $30 million in January<\/a> to continue development of Zephyr, a rocket capable of placing up to 200 kilograms into low Earth orbit. The company has a goal of performing as many as 50 launches annually by 2029.<\/p>

Aur\u00e9lie Bressollette, who became chief executive of Latitude Nov. 5<\/a>, said during a panel at Space Tech Expo Europe Nov. 19 that the company remains on schedule for a first launch by the end of 2025, with tests of an engine turbopump assembly planned for late this year followed by full-scale engine tests early next year. \u201cWe are completely on our way,\u201d she said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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