https://spacewatch.global/events/externe-events/2026-2-munich-security-conference-2026/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/events/externe-events/2026-2-munich-security-conference-2026/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/spacewatchgl-opinion-stop-hugging-start-communicating-europes-space-autonomy-debate-at-msc-2026/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71378
Written by Torsten Kriening
The 62nd Munich Security Conference has quietly become the place where European space policy gets real. Not the kind of reality you get at space industry conferences, where everyone agrees that space is important and then goes back to their national corners. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/spacewatchgl-europes-space-pivot-from-esas-science-logic-to-national-security-logic/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71269
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.”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-ororatech-from-wildfires-to-dual-use-with-thomas-gruebler/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71247 In this Space Café episode from the 62nd Munich Security Conference, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening visits OroraTech co-founder Thomas Grübler for an up-close look at one of Germany's most dynamic New Space companies - and its expanding mission beyond wildfire detection.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-germanys-space-safety-and-security-strategy-explained-with-dr-antje-noetzold/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71242 In this Space Café episode from day one of the 62nd Munich Security Conference, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening speaks with Dr. Antje Noetzold, Senior Researcher at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, about Germany's groundbreaking Space Safety and Security Strategy (S4) and what it means for Europe's defense posture in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-europes-space-power-in-action-with-rodrigo-da-costa/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71233 Live from the Munich Security Conference, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening speaks with Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director of EUSPA, about why space has become a central pillar of European security. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-space-for-resilience-dlrs-vision-after-ariane-6-4-with-anke-kaysser-pyzalla/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71187 Just hours after the successful launch of ArianeGroup’s Ariane 6.4 configuration, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening meets Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chairwoman of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), at the Ariane reception in Munich - on the eve of the Munich Security Conference.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-germanys-space-security-moment-with-juliana-suess/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71185 On the eve of the Munich Security Conference, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening meets Juliana Suess, Associate for Space Security at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), at the ArianeGroup reception - just moments before the expected Ariane 6.4 launch.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-can-germanys-space-industry-scale-up-with-marie-christine-von-hahn/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71182 Recorded at the New Space Initiative Symposium on the eve of the Munich Security Conference, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening sits down with Marie-Christine von Hahn, Principal Managing Director of the BDLI, to discuss a defining moment for Germany’s aerospace and space sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-munich-security-conference-12-february-2026/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71172 From the New Space Initiative Symposium at the Munich Security Conference, Torsten Kriening speaks with Matthias Wachter (BDI) about a decisive turning point for Germany’s space sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-outlook-with-torsten-kriening-is-space-the-missing-strategic-piece/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71135 We’re just 48 hours away from the start of the Munich Security Conference — and the tone is already set. The new Security Report, “Under Destruction,” makes one thing clear: The international order we relied on for 80 years is not just under pressure — it is being actively dismantled.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/spacewatchgl-analytics-under-destruction-the-munich-security-report-and-the-strategic-blind-spot-on-space/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71090
Written by Torsten Kriening
The Munich Security Conference has released its annual flagship report, titled "Under Destruction." The framing is unambiguous: more than 80 years after the post-1945 international order began to take shape, the institutions, alliances, and norms that underpinned it are being actively dismantled - not by adversaries alone, but increasingly by the very power that built them. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/the-munich-security-report-is-now-available-in-preparation-for-the-munich-security-conference/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71036 In anticipation of the 2026 Munich Security Conference, holding from 13 to 15 February, the 2026 edition of the Munich Security Report, entitled 'under destruction' is now available for download. The report contains exclusive data and graphics on current security policy issues and serves as the basis for discussion at the conference in Munich. ]]>