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# German startup ATMOS flies and recovers data from PHOENIX 1 capsule
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-04-22-atmos-phoenix1-reentry-test/
- Published: 2025-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:01:51.000Z
- Description: German startup ATMOS Space Cargo flew its PHOENIX 1 reentry capsule prototype on a SpaceX rideshare, recovering in flight data and four customer payloads, though the heat shield's descent performance stayed unconfirmed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [European Spaceflight, 22 April 2025](https://europeanspaceflight.com/atmos-space-cargo-tentatively-declares-phoenix-1-flight-a-success/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the capsule survived reentry intact or that a commercial reentry service now exists.

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