ESA has officially signed a launch service contract with Avio for the upcoming FORUM mission. Scheduled for launch in late 2027, FORUM—short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring—will lift off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Visible from left to right: Marino Fragnito, Chief Commercial Officer and Launch Services Director at Avio, Giulio Ranzo, CEO of Avio, Simonetta Cheli, ESA Director of Earth Observation and Toni Tolker- Nielsen, ESA Director of Space Transportation.