ESA “Waiting for Spring” to Launch Themis Reusable Rocket Demonstrator

ESA “Waiting for Spring” to Launch Themis Reusable Rocket Demonstrator

Credit: ArianeGroup / Swedish Space Corporation The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed that, with the launch facility in Sweden currently “under snow,” it is “waiting for spring” to launch an initial hop test of its Themis reusable rocket booster demonstrator. ESA began work on the Themis project in 2019 as a means of maturing reusable rocket technology for future European launch systems. In June 2025, the first Themis demonstrator was tra…