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Government/Military
Is Europe Moving Fast Enough to Close its Space Defense Gaps?
Russia is building up its military powers, possibly aiming to attack NATO within the next four years. Europe is responding to the threat, rushing to patch its many defense gaps, […]
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Earth Observation
Geopolitics Drives Shifts in EO Business as Companies Hone Focus on Defense Market | October/November 2025
Earth Observation (EO) companies are shifting their focus from data sales to satellite sales to cater to the changing needs of the global defense market, which is opening new avenues […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Geopolitics Drives Shifts in EO Business as Companies Hone Focus on Defense Market
Earth Observation (EO) companies are shifting their focus from data sales to satellite sales to cater to the changing needs of the global defense market, which is opening new avenues […]
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Government/Military
Can New Space Firms Plug Europe’s Gap in Defense Tech?
It’s been a busy time for Finland-headquartered Iceye. The 11-year-old satellite Earth-Observation (EO) company, an undisputed unicorn among European new space firms, has over the past few months been releasing […]
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Defense
Can New Space Firms Plug Europe’s Gap in Defense Tech? | September 2025
It’s been a busy time for Finland-headquartered Iceye. The 11-year-old satellite Earth-Observation (EO) company, an undisputed unicorn among European new space firms, has over the past few months been releasing […]
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Magazine
Global Space Industry Braces for Impact of US Tariffs | June/July 2025
The world of global trade is bracing itself for the impact of tariffs on goods and raw materials imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. How much will […]
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Manufacturing
Global Space Industry Braces for Impact of US Tariffs
The world of global trade is bracing itself for the impact of tariffs on goods and raw materials imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. How much will […]
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Government/Military
Ukraine’s Space Industry and its Allies Integrate Lessons from 3 Years of Vicious War
As Ukraine’s struggle for survival against the aggressor Russia enters its fourth year, the beleaguered nation’s space industry contemplates the lessons learned and so do its western allies. Home-assembled made-in-China […]
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Magazine
Ukraine’s Space Industry and its Allies Integrate Lessons from 3 Years of Vicious War | April/May 2025
Home-assembled made-in-China $300 Mavic drones laden with grenades have become the symbol of Ukraine’s ingenious fight to maintain independence from its eastern neighbor. The bloody war, which has to-date killed […]
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Magazine
Disrupted Signals: How Estonia Found Itself on the Front Lines of GNSS Interference in Europe | January/February 2025
Advances in cyber and electronic warfare spurred by the war in Ukraine are forcing the space sector to race to find fixes to long overlooked GNSS and cyber vulnerabilities that […]
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Cybersecurity
Disrupted Signals: How Estonia Found Itself on the Front Lines of GNSS Interference in Europe
Advances in cyber and electronic warfare spurred by the war in Ukraine are forcing the space sector to race to find fixes to long overlooked GNSS and cyber vulnerabilities that […]
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Launch
New Rockets Represent a Window of Opportunity for Access to Space
July 11 was a bad day for SpaceX. For the first time since 2015, its Falcon 9 rocket failed to deliver its payload into orbit. After a flawless launch from […]
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Launch
New Rockets Represent a Window of Opportunity for Access to Space | October 2024
July 11 was a bad day for SpaceX. For the first time since 2015, its Falcon 9 rocket failed to deliver its payload into orbit. After a flawless launch from […]
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Finance
European Space Startups Grapple With Red Tape on the Path to Growth
The European space startup scene has been going strong in the past few years despite global financial headwinds. But accessibility of growth-stage funding and too much red tape remains an […]
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Europe
European Space Startups Grapple With Red Tape on the Path to Growth | September 2024
The European space startup scene has been going strong in the past few years despite global financial headwinds. But accessibility of growth-stage funding and too much red tape remains an […]
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Technology
What Does the Smallsat of the Future Look Like?
Small satellite companies that have grown out of the New Space boom are retiring the cubesat platforms that made them to focus on larger, more powerful next-get small sats that […]
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Magazine
What Does the Smallsat of the Future Look Like? | August 2024
Small satellite companies that have grown out of the New Space boom are retiring the cubesat platforms that made them to focus on larger, more powerful next-get small sats that […]
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Government/Military
China’s Push for a More Commercial Space Industry
China’s progress in space exploration and technology has been rattling U.S. defense and NASA experts for years. From the threat of space weapons to the risk of appropriating the moon, […]
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Regional Focus
China’s Push for a More Commercial Space Industry | June 2024
China’s progress in space exploration and technology has been rattling U.S. defense and NASA experts for years. From the threat of space weapons to the risk of appropriating the moon, […]
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Investing
After a Year of Bust, Will Space Investment Rebound in 2024? | March 2024
The failed debut launch of Virgin Orbit from British soil in January of last year was a bitter start to the U.K.’s spaceflight ambitions. It was also the beginning of […]
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Finance
After a Year of Bust, Will Space Investment Rebound in 2024?
The failed debut launch of Virgin Orbit from British soil in January of last year was a bitter start to the U.K.’s spaceflight ambitions. It was also the beginning of […]
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Government/Military
Ukraine’s Space Startups Recalibrate to Meet the Challenges of the War
The Ukrainian space tech startup scene was only taking its first breaths when the Russian army invaded Ukraine. The war may set its development back, but it could also give […]
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Europe
Ukraine’s Space Startups Recalibrate to Meet the Challenges of the War | December 2023
The Ukrainian space tech startup scene was only taking its first breaths when the Russian army invaded Ukraine. The war may set its development back, but it could also give […]
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Magazine
Launchers Get Ready for the Small Satellite Gold Rush | February 2020
Just five years ago, small satellite operators would say “yes” to any possibility to get into orbit at a reasonable price, says Stephen Eisele, vice president of Business Development at […]
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Launch
Launchers Get Ready for the Small Satellite Gold Rush
Just five years ago, small satellite operators would say “yes” to any possibility to get into orbit at a reasonable price, says Stephen Eisele, vice president of Business Development at […]
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Launch
The Software-Defined Future of Satellites
Unstable operators’ business cases together with advances in digital technology impel satellite manufacturers to provide software-defined solutions that would be cheaper and more flexible than traditional satellites. In the next […]
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NewSpace
The Software-Defined Future of Satellites | November 2019
In the next months, American satellite manufacturer Lockheed Martin will launch a bunch of cubesats into the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). These cubesats, however, will be somewhat different from regular run-of-the-mill […]
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Connected Transportation
Luxury Yachts Always Want More Bandwidth | October 2019
Earlier this year, the crew of the 46 meter (m) sailing yacht Ganesha watched the Six Nations Rugby Championship online, while in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Two 60-centimeter […]
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Mobility
Luxury Yachts Always Want More Bandwidth
Lowering the cost of services seems to be the mantra of satcom providers, but there is one segment that bucks the trend. In luxury yachting, money is not an issue, […]
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Magazine
Keeping Space Tidy: Industry Steps Up Junk Management Efforts | August 2019
When India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi proudly announced that his country successfully shot down one of its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites with an anti-satellite missile in March, many in […]





























