https://spacewatch.global/events/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:07:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/events/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/space-cafe-radio-with-franck-mouriaux/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75566 Live from Eurosatory in Paris, Franck Mouriaux, acting CEO of FADA, an EDGE company, joins Torsten Kriening to explain how the UAE is building sovereign space capability at speed - the bet on SAR with the Sirb constellation, the "supermarket of data" vision behind the Zenith orchestration system, and why the real challenge is building the brains, not just the hardware.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/mission-vigilant-owl-inside-baumfalke-the-bundeswehrs-electronic-warfare-prototype/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75470 Embedded with a German Bundeswehr electronic warfare unit during Mission Vigilant Owl in Lithuania, Torsten Kriening gets an exclusive look at *Baumfalke*, a soldier-driven prototype designed to detect and geolocate signals in the electromagnetic spectrum. More than a new piece of equipment, it is a compelling example of bottom-up military innovation moving from concept to operational deployment. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/mission-vigilant-owl-why-electronic-warfare-has-become-decisive-bundeswehr-ew-unit-in-lithuania/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75459 Embedded with a German Bundeswehr electronic warfare unit during Mission Vigilant Owl in Lithuania, Torsten Kriening explores the invisible battlefield of the electromagnetic spectrum. As the war in Ukraine has shown, electronic warfare has become a decisive factor in modern conflict. Watch this candid discussion on why mobility, adaptability, and spectrum dominance matter more than ever.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-ila-2026-german-leadership-steps-up/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75149
Written by Gilles Rabin
As Europe searches for strategic autonomy in space, ILA Berlin 2026 offered a glimpse of a changing balance of power. From the prominent presence of OHB, DLR, and ESA to growing links between space and defence, Germany demonstrated increasing confidence and influence. Yet questions remain about launch capabilities, industrial competitiveness, and whether Europe's newest space ambitions can ultimately be delivered.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-the-price-of-success-when-orbit-becomes-a-problem-space-debris-liability-and-cleanup/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75145 At ILA 2026, ESA's Dr. Holger Krag, DLR's Dr. Manuel Metz and BHO Legal's Katharina Prall join Space.Table's Nicola Kuhrt to confront the space-debris challenge — the scale of the threat, who's liable, and how mitigation, active removal and new law can keep our orbits usable.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-berlin-flies-to-the-moon-printing-roads-from-moon-dust-with-lasers-with-enrico-stoll/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75142 At ILA 2026, TU Berlin's Prof. Enrico Stoll joins Space.Table's Ralf Nestler to explain how we might build on the Moon from lunar regolith — from laser 3D-printing and the MOONRISE mission to the economics of getting there and the race for the next generation of talent.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-shell-games-in-orbit-why-we-still-dont-have-a-recognised-space-picture/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75128 At ILA 2026, German Space Command's Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, OKAPI:Orbits' Kristina Nikolaus and Neuraspace's Chiara Manfletti join SpaceWatch.Global and Space.Table to ask whether orbit is catalogued or truly controlled — from maneuvering satellites and AI to space-traffic rules and Europe's risk culture.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-europes-road-to-the-moon-life-after-gateway-the-argonaut-lander-and-a-mission-control/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75139 At ILA 2026, DLR's Dr. Thomas Uhlig and Johannes Weppler join Space.Table's Nicola Kuhrt to discuss Europe's road to the Moon — life after Gateway, the Argonaut lander, the LUNA facility, the future of the ISS, and Germany's goal to send an astronaut Moonward.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-mous-are-nice-contracts-pay-the-bills-the-german-space-mittelstand-speaks/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75136 At ILA 2026, HPS CEO Dr. Ernst Pfeiffer joins SpaceWatch.Global's Torsten Kriening to give the German space Mittelstand a voice — on the gap between MoUs and contracts, the €35 billion reality, a neglected national programme, and the funding needed for Europe's road to the Moon.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-a-german-passport-to-the-moon-europe-in-the-new-artemis-architecture-after-ignition/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75133 At ILA 2026, DLR's Dr. Walther Pelzer joins Space.Table's Ralf Nestler to discuss Europe's place in the new Artemis architecture after NASA's "Ignition" reset — a German passport to the Moon, the European Service Module, Argonaut, sovereignty and the future of the ISS.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-when-the-satellite-calls-the-drone-the-quiet-birth-of-a-new-earth-observation-market/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75096
Written by Torsten Kriening and Niels Buus
What happens when a satellite observation automatically becomes a drone mission? At Eurosatory 2026, Quantum Systems outlined a vision that could reshape both Earth observation and military ISR: satellites detecting change, autonomous drones providing immediate verification, and software connecting the two into a single sensing architecture. The result is a potential new business model for EO providers and a glimpse into the future of integrated space and defense operations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-resilience-in-orbit-how-vulnerable-is-the-infrastructure-we-all-depend-on/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75125 At ILA 2026, ArianeGroup's Thomas Tschirner, DLR's Olaf Heintze and Monarch's Heiko Hoepfler join SpaceWatch.Global's Rosa Schmidt to ask how vulnerable our space infrastructure really is — from jamming and satellite hacking to supply chains and sovereignty.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-does-power-rewrite-the-law-in-orbit-keep-out-zones-deterrence-and-astropolitics/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75122 At ILA 2026, BMVg's Carsten Bockstette, CASSIS's Enrico Fels and SWP's Juliana Suess join SpaceWatch.Global's Torsten Kriening to debate whether power is rewriting the law in space — keep-out zones, deterrence, norms and the rise of "astropolitics."]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-greener-cheaper-better-the-race-to-replace-toxic-rocket-fuel-with-maxim-kurilov/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75118 On Day 2 of ILA 2026, DLR Lampoldshausen's Maxim Kurilov joins SpaceWatch.Global's Rosa Schmidt and Space.Table's Ralf Nestler to explain green rocket propellants — from replacing toxic hydrazine to reviving nitromethane — and why sustainability and cost now go hand in hand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-two-mid-caps-one-end-to-end-space-chain-on-procurement-primes-resilience/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75111 At ILA 2026, BST's Tom Segert and MBS's Sven Sünberg join Space.Table's Ralf Nestler to discuss their new 20% tie-up — Germany's first SME-led integrated space ecosystem — and make the case for procurement reform, resilience and a stronger role for the Mittelstand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-from-pixel-to-decision-when-ai-agents-take-over-earth-observation-with-daniel-seidel/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75109 At ILA 2026, LiveEO's Daniel Seidel joins SpaceWatch.Global's Rosa Schmidt and Torsten Kriening to explore agentic AI in Earth observation - value, ethics, the human in the loop, and Twinspector, Germany's bid for its first high-resolution satellite operator.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/space-cafe-radio-with-major-general-paul-lynch/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75050 Live from GEOINT 2026 in Aurora, Colorado, Major General Paul Lynch, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, joins Torsten Kriening to explain why allied intelligence stumbles on integration rather than collection - the lessons of Ukraine, the rise of commercial GEOINT, the data-and-trust challenge of near-real-time intelligence, and why he calls legacy a comforting illusion.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-what-we-dont-see-can-hit-us-major-general-fleischmann-on-germanys-view-from-space/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75062 From ILA 2026 in Berlin, Major General Armin Fleischmann of the Bundeswehr's Cyber and Information Domain Command joins Torsten Kriening to discuss the "transparent battlefield," Germany's need for sovereign eyes in orbit, a Plan B for when space goes dark, and why a human must always remain the final decision-maker over AI.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-the-invisible-infrastructure-watching-over-earth-hyperspectral-eyes-climate-the-final-frontier-dlrs-prof-heinz-wilhelm-huebers/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75003 At ILA 2026, DLR's Prof. Heinz-Wilhelm Huebers joins SpaceWatch.Global's Rosa Schmidt and Space.Table's Ralf Nestler to reveal how Earth observation - from hyperspectral EnMAP to climate monitoring and the upper-atmosphere frontier - quietly safeguards life on Earth.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-sovereignty-security-space-inside-germanys-new-ambition-with-dorothee-baer/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74975 At ILA 2026, Germany's Minister for Research, Technology and Space, Dorothee Baer, joins Space.Table's Nicola Kuhrt to discuss sovereignty, security, dual use, budgets and the national space law — and previews a new programme for young people.]]>