Focus: Europe

E-GEOS, a company set up by Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency, signed two contracts with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and with the European Union (EU) Satellite...

DataPath appointed Henrik Asbjørn to the position of DataPath Senior Director and Head of Sales, Europe. Asbjørn will be responsible for sales and customer development for the company’s satellite and wireless communications products and...

The kids were more than all right at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, as four speakers with a combined age of less than 60 made a lasting impression on the...

D-Orbit signed a contract with Planet for the launch and deployment of six Dove-series satellites. Under the contract, D-Orbit will launch and deploy the satellites during the first commercial mission of...

Airbus’ Friedrichshafen site opened a satellite integration and space technology center, known as the Integrated Technology Center (ITC). The ITC, which triples the area of clean room space to 4,200...

The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded OneWeb $20.4 million (18 million euros) of U.K. Space Agency funding to aid in the development of its next generation satellite constellation. The constellation will...

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) awarded a managed connectivity services contract to SES Networks. SES aims to improve connectivity for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) services of the European Maritime Safety Agency...

Avanti Communications is providing satellite broadband services to the Tolcarn Observatory, a Cornish astronomy observatory in the United Kingdom.This service will help expand the observatory’s research and educational work. The...

Airbus is expanding its aerospace activities at its site in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen, near Munich, Germany. Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder and Airbus Defense and Space Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dirk Hoke, gave...

Arianespace successfully launched its Ariane 5 rocket on Feb. 5 at 6:01 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. This was Arianespace’s first launch...