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DLR completes qualification of Callisto reusable rocket's Top Block

Germany's DLR completed qualification testing of the Top Block, the avionics bay and nose cone, for Callisto, the Franco-German-Japanese reusable rocket demonstrator, clearing a step toward hop flights at Kourou.

Reported AI-drafted European Spaceflight, 30 April 2025, citing DLR's 29 April 2025 update

What it does not test. It does not establish a confirmed date for Callisto's first hop flight, which reporting suggests may slip toward 2027.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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