https://spacewatch.global/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:52:07 +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/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/marble-imaging-pushes-into-asia-with-taiwan-mou-and-japan-eo-partnership/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74372 German Earth observation start-up Marble Imaging is expanding into the Indo-Pacific, signing an MoU with Taiwan's National Taiwan Ocean University and opening a new chapter in Japan alongside Japan Space Imaging (JSI) — positioning its rapid-revisit, very high-resolution constellation for the region's maritime security and dual-use demand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/space-cafe-radio-with-daniel-faber-2/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74374 Torsten Kriening sits down with Daniel Faber, former CEO of Orbit Fab, on the sun deck of his Colorado home. From cell tower obsolescence to trillion-dollar space markets, from leaving Orbit Fab to launching a stealth company, a conversation about being contrarian and right.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-power-and-the-architecture-of-the-new-world-order/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74340
Written by K.-P. Ludwig
Europe increasingly understands the strategic importance of space, yet implementation continues to lag behind ambition. As geopolitical competition accelerates, the gap between policy objectives and operational capability is becoming harder to ignore.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/observable-space-closes-90-million-series-a-round-to-scale-lasercom-platform-amid-94-million-u-s-space-force-contract/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74357 Observable Space has closed a $90 million Series A and received a $94 million Space Force contract for laser comms and space domain awareness.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/xona-enters-rd-collaboration-to-strengthen-the-resilience-of-canadas-timing-infrastructure/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74352 Xona has entered an R&D collaboration with Canada to strengthen the resilience of the country's PNT timing infrastructure.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/rocket-lab-passes-system-requirements-review-for-sdas-trkt3-missile-defense-constellation/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74342 Rocket Lab has passed system requirements review for SDA's Tracking Layer Tranche 3 missile-defence constellation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-remco-timmermans-the-rf-powerhouse-merger-and-space-unmuted/ Fri, 29 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74391 Torsten Kriening talks with Remco Timmermans, CMO of Anywaves, at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam. Discover the story behind the Anywaves-Emtronix merger, the new "Space Unmuted" identity, the 2,000th antenna delivered from Toulouse, and the company's expansion into Austin, Texas.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-jaan-praks-aalto-university-and-the-winter-satellite-workshop-magic/ Fri, 29 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74386 Torsten Kriening talks with Professor Jaan Praks of Aalto University at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam about the rapid pace of European space, the booming Nordic ecosystem, and why the Winter Satellite Workshop in Helsinki is the heart of the Nordic and Baltic space community.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-andrew-faiola-europes-refueling-in-orbit-servicing-and-hall-one/ Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74389 Torsten Kriening talks with Andrew Faiola of Astroscale at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam. From Hall One's transformation from satellite broadcasting hub to new space center, to ESA programs and the ELSA-M mission, a conversation bridging three decades of industry evolution.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spacewatchgl-opinion-serbia-has-the-talent-now-it-needs-an-ecosystem/ Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74290
Written by Tamara Blagojević
At the first Serbian Space Conference in Niš, one message emerged clearly: Serbia does not lack talent. From CubeSat development and orbital robotics to emerging startups and student engineering teams, the foundations of a national space ecosystem are taking shape.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/blue-origins-new-glenn-orbital-launch-vehicle-explodes-during-static-fire-test/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74308 Blue Origin's orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, has exploded in a fiery outburst during a static hot fire test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday night. Fortunately, despite potentially significant infrastructure damage, Fortunately, despite potentially significant infrastructure damage, no human casualty was recorded.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/leaf-space-launches-treenet-to-eliminate-connectivity-bottlenecks-associated-with-modern-satellite-constellations/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74302 Leaf Space has launched TreeNet, a technology designed to transform satellite clusters into shared orbital mesh networks. TreeNet marks a fundamental shift in space communications: moving from intermittent, schedule-dependent links to a resilient, "always-on" network architecture that eliminates the connectivity bottlenecks of modern constellations]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/seops-unveils-waymaker-rideshare-program-with-inaugural-falcon-9-mission-in-2028/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74295 Space access provider SEOPS has announced its Waymaker program, the company’s dedicated rideshare missions to low Earth orbit (LEO) during the SmallSat Europe conference in Amsterdam. Waymaker is designed to provide customers with SEOPS-managed dedicated rideshare capacity to LEO through standardized capacity portions, defined interfaces, and a managed mission process.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/dunmore-and-aviotec-collaboration-supports-groundbreaking-esas-proba-3-mission/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74289 Dunmore announces at the SmallSat Europe Conference in Amsterdam its contribution to the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission through its long-standing partnership with Italian thermal solutions provider Aviotec. Relying on raw materials from Dunmore, Aviotec, acting as a subcontractor to Airbus Defense and Space, was responsible for the design, manufacture, and installation of the mission’s specialized Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-radian-systems-cloud-based-thermal-analysis-from-spain/ Thu, 28 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74332 Thermal analysis rarely gets the spotlight. Yet many spacecraft problems begin the moment it is treated as an afterthought.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-scanways-oskar-zdunek-polish-optical-payloads-going-global/ Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74337 For Scanway, the challenge is not building optical payloads. It is keeping pace with a market where speed increasingly determines who wins the next contract.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-newspace-systems-ritisha-leche-munsamy-expands-to-netherlands/ Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74329 A new office in the Netherlands is only part of the story. NewSpace Systems is also showcasing how South Africa is becoming a manufacturing and talent hub for the global space industry.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-35-years-of-esa-flight-software-and-the-responsible-ai-path/ Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74326 Thirty-five years of space heritage brought Gofore to SmallSat Europe. The conversation quickly turned to a more difficult question: how to move faster without creating bigger problems in orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spacewatchgl-orbital-venturing-chapter-2-the-perils-of-a-sheltered-upbringing/ Thu, 28 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74259
Written by Jascha Langenberg
We must confront the uncomfortable reality that Europe’s abundant public funding ecosystem can act as a commercial sedative, sheltering start-ups from the harsh realities of market validation until it is far too late.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/nasa-selects-venturi-astrolab-to-develop-lunar-rover-for-the-artemis-astronauts-moon-return/ Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74283 NASA has selected Venturi Astrolab, Inc. as one of two providers of a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis campaign, advancing the agency’s plans to establish sustained surface mobility at the lunar South Pole. The new vehicle, the Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1), will also rely on critical technologies designed and manufactured by Venturi Space.]]>