#SpaceWatchGL: Europe’s Space Pivot: From ESA’s Science Logic to National Security Logic

Written by Niels Buus
Germany has signaled plans to invest around €35 billion through 2030 in space-related defence capabilities. The number matters not only because it is unprecedented in a European context, but because it is strategically framed: sovereignty, resilience, protection, and military readiness.
This is the point: space in Europe is moving from “science-first” to “security-first.”