Focus: Europe

As Europe plans to reserve a portion of its mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum authorization for European operators, a European think tank argues it should go further and maximize European […]

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is tapping ClearSpace for a major debris removal mission. ClearSpace will be the prime contractor to deliver the U.K.’s first nationally commissioned active debris removal […]

European industrial and defense group CSG is now the largest shareholder in Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space after making an investment to hold 9.5% equity in the company. The investment, […]

ispace-Europe and Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company (ALTEC) are set to collaborate on lunar rover testing, mission simulations, and operations training in a new pan-European partnership. ispace-Europe and ALTEC will […]

Astrolight has reached a key technology milestone as it looks to bring laser communications more into the satellite mainstream. For the first time, it established end-to-end optical communication links from […]

Golbriak Space, an Estonian space laser communications company, has raised 4 million euro ($4.5 million) in seed funding. This was co-led by Join Capital and PhontonVentures with participation from Takeoff […]

The last year in space has garnered unprecedented new interest from the who’s who of international finance, smashing funding records for individual companies and marketwide as Silicon Valley has learned […]

As Russia begins deploying its military RASSVET constellation, internal political fractures and slow-moving bureaucracy are leaving Europe completely reliant on the U.S. for security in orbit. And things won’t change […]

What role can Poland play in the European and global space market? Does its space sector have the capabilities to become a partner not only supplying technologies and subsystems, but […]

The proposed EU Space Act could become one of the most important developments in Europe’s space economy. For the first time, it would establish EU-wide rules on the safety, resilience […]

In this new era of space defence, Germany has been making a lot of headlines as it looks to ramp up its capabilities. Germany’s security also came into a sharp […]

Open Cosmos’ is targeting 192 satellites for its ConnectedCosmos Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The company is building toward more than 96 satellites in orbit by the end of 2028, putting it […]

German launcher in development Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has made another change to its CEO leadership, after naming a new CEO last year.  RFA has appointed Alexander Dahm, COO of […]

Bjørn Erik Reinseth is the new Chair of Space Norway. He is the CEO of Forskningsparken – Oslo Science Park, and brings extensive leadership experience from the telecommunications, investment, technology […]

Satellite mobile connectivity is coming to Kazakhstan thanks to a partnership between Beeline Kazakhstan and Starlink Mobile. The introduction of Starlink Mobile is the result of agreements reached during Kazakhstan’s […]

SSC Space and Saab are teaming up to explore potential areas of cooperation related to space and Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). These will include the use of Esrange Space Center as […]

The U.K. Government has made a major new space defense initiative by launching its first ever dedicated squadron to protect its satellites. The No. 3 Space Effects Squadron (SES) will […]

(London) U.K. Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said that the U.K. government considers satellites critical to intelligence gathering and missile warnings, and that they now underpin almost a fifth of the […]

Planet officially opened its new Berlin manufacturing facility on Tuesday, marking facility handover and cleanroom fit-out. The 5,700-square-meter facility, announced last year to double Pelican satellite production capacity, is expected […]

As Europe works to move faster in its space defense capabilities, leaders at the Space and Defense & Security Summit say Ukraine accelerated a shift in institutional urgency yet challenges […]

The Architecture for Resilient and Federated ISR in Sovereign Europe (ARISE), a European sovereign intelligence consortium led by Iceye, will conduct an architecture design study for the European Space Agency […]

After achieving success on its second launch, Isar Aerospace signed a five-launch contract with rideshare provider SEOPS during World Space Business Week. This is in addition to an Isar launch […]

PARIS — Europe needs to embrace risk if it is to benefit more from next generation of space capabilities and keep its space assets secure. This was one of the […]

European satellite operator SES will utilize Elveo Mobile’s D2D technology to enable mobile roaming capabilities for European consumers, businesses, governments, institutional, and defense users under the terms of a partnership […]

European satellite manufacturer Open Cosmos raised 300 million euro (approximately $346 million) in a funding round led by European investors Lightrock, ETF Partners, Institut Català de Finances (ICF), Entrepreneurs First […]

Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has tapped MaiaSpace, the up-and-coming French launch provider, to launch a range of SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellites starting in 2029. This is […]

Eutelsat announced major orders of satellites to support service continuity for the OneWeb constellation, and Europe’s IRIS² constellation.  Airbus Defence and Space received authorization to proceed for 229 OneWeb satellites […]

The U.K. Government has published its latest national space strategy as it looks to bring space investment and activity under one plan. The aim is to drive growth, strengthen security […]

Loft Orbital, Marlan Space, and partners are investing $1 billion to build an artificial intelligence satellite constellation to serve customers across France, Europe, the UAE, and the rest of the […]

Amazon Leo is increasing its work with Arianespace, ordering six more Ariane 64 launches to deploy its constellation.  Arianespace is a key launch provider for Amazon Leo, which has faced […]