Focus: Europe

French photonics technology startup Cailabs has raised 57 million euro ($67 million), led by financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to scale up production of its optical ground stations. ...

NATO is looking to make it easier for space startups in NATO nations to get their tech deployed in the field. James Appathurai, interim managing director of NATO DIANA, said...

U.K.-based startup Messium looks to use hyperspectral satellites to monitor nitrogen in crops. The company announced a 3.3 million euro ($3.9 million) seed round this week, led by UK Innovation...

Space Norway has signed a new broadcast deal in the Nordic region with Allente, a major player in the Nordic pay-TV market, for long-term satellite capacity from the 1 degree...

Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space have won a key direct-to-device (D2D) contract in France. The three companies have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of...

Finish satellite manufacturing startup ReOrbit has raised a 45 million euro Series A round, led by Springvest. The company called it a milestone for Europe’s space and defense sector, and...

Eutelsat is bringing all of its activities together under the Eutelsat brand, while maintaining OneWeb as the name of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.  Since Eutelsat acquired OneWeb in 2023,...

UNIO Enterprise has been acquired by OrbitsIQ Global (OIQ) in an interesting piece of pan-European consolidation. The acquisition aims to combine UNIO’s connectivity software with OIQ’s vision to seamlessly integrate...

Italian satellite IoT company Apogeo Space is looking to enter the Latin American market with a new agreement with Telespazio Brasil. The companies said Wednesday they have a shared goal...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission awarded launch service contracts to Isar Aerospace and Avio as part of the “Flight Ticket” initiative to test new technologies.  Italian aerospace...