Rocket Lab has signed a multi-launch deal with the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc (“iQPS”) for three new dedicated launches on Electron. This contract is iQPS' third...
The Scottish Government’s Agricultural and Rural Economy Directorate has selected Planet Labs Germany for a 7-figure award. Under this one-year agreement, Planet will deliver PlanetScope data and advanced analytics...
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with OHB Italia for the development of the PRISMA Second Generation Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Scheduled for...
Rocket Lab has signed a multi-launch deal with the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc (“iQPS”) for three new dedicated launches on Electron. This contract is iQPS' third...
The Scottish Government’s Agricultural and Rural Economy Directorate has selected Planet Labs Germany for a 7-figure award. Under this one-year agreement, Planet will deliver PlanetScope data and advanced analytics...
ispace, inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. have signed a contract for the launch and transportation of ispace’s Mission 3 ULTRA Lunar Lander using the latter's H3 rocket which...
Following Poland's commitment to participate in the construction of the IRIS² constellation satellites, Eutelsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Country to deepen cooperation in support of...
Impulse Space has unveiled Electra, the company's first electric propulsion system, purpose-built to expand what's possible for a spacecraft after launch. This comes barely two months after the company...
HawkEye 360, Inc. has been awarded a multi‑year contract to deliver advanced space‑based RF data and analytics to the Indian Navy and regional partner nations, strengthening the Indian Ocean...
Array Labs has raised $21 million in an oversubscribed strategic investment round, anchored by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, one of Japan's largest defense and aerospace companies, with continued participation as...
The European Space Agency has commissioned a new optical ground station in Windhof, Luxembourg, to help test an ultra-secure, international communications network. This follows the ground breaking ceremony in...
Rocket Lab has been awarded its largest launch contract to date, a $266 million multi-launch contract with the U.S. Space Force, solidifying the vertical integrator’s position in launch and...
California-based ORBES has unveiled Exo-ORB, a compact autonomous escort satellite that flies alongside large space assets to inspect, film and eventually maintain them, offering a 3rd person point of...
Arianespace has announced Ariane 6's latest launch mission, launching the MTG-I2 meteorological satellite with the Ariane 62 configuration from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on the 27th of August. The...
ESA has awarded ispace-EUROPE the second phase of the MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration.) contract, Europe's first lunar polar ice exploration mission. The contract, valued at...
ESA has launched a new call for proposals in collaboration with the UK Space Agency, through the ESA InCubed program. This comes as more than £2.5 million were awarded...
Voyager Technologies has renewed its partnership with Reditus Space to deliver end-to-end microgravity mission services aboard the latter's ENOS reusable reentry vehicle. Under the partnership, Reditus Space will provide on-orbit...
China has launched the Gravity-1 Y4 carrier rocket from the East China Sea, placing nine satellites into their preset orbit as the country demonstrates open-sea mobile launch capability. The...
ICEYE has announced a strategic partnership with KT SAT to deliver advanced flood monitoring solutions to South Korean government agencies and commercial organizations. The partnership marks the first deployment...
Northrop Grumman has launched its "first-of-its-kind" Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods, in partnership with DARPA, as it aims to pioneer autonomous in-space satellite servicing, life extension,...
The UK Space Agency has unveiled a new funding program at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow, pledging up to £62 million to develop homegrown satellite communications and space technologies....
Vast has announced the appointment of Melanie Stricklan, co-founder and former CEO of Slingshot Aerospace and a 21-year U.S. Air Force veteran, as Senior Vice President of a new...
The European Space Agency has officially kicked off testing at its new Chemical Propulsion Laboratory, ESA's first dedicated facility for testing small propulsion systems for space missions. The facility...
Polish Minister Marcin Kierwiński and European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius have signed an agreement for Poland's participation in the construction of the IRIS2 constellation satellites, marking...
IHI Corporation and Kuva Space have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their cooperation on hyperspectral satellite data and services. Under the agreement, the companies will evaluate Kuva...
TTTECH has appointed Eddie Myers as CEO of TTTECH North America Inc, where he will be responsible for shaping the company’s strategic direction, driving growth, and strengthening TTTECH’s position...
Amazon Leo has entered into an agreement with Herotel, South Africa’s largest fixed internet service provider, to bring satellite internet to South Africa through a new service called Evry,...
deltaVision, a manufacturer of fluidic systems for launchers, satellites, lunar landers and orbital servicing vehicles, has raised €10.2 million in its first funding round, With the capital raised, the...
Italian Space Agency and Telespazio-owned company, e-GEOS will be providing technical training to the African Space Agency (AfSA) as part of the Africa-EU Space Partnership Program (AESPP), under a...
The Republic of Mauritius has officially joined the U.S. led Artemis Accords, becoming the 70th signatory and seventh African country to join the Artemis Accords. Mauritius joins Nigeria, Rwanda,...
The Netherlands formally stood up a dedicated Space Command on 30 June under its Air and Space Force Command (CLRS), one year after adding "space" to the service's name....
Skyroot Aerospace has placed two satellites in a 453-kilometer orbit on the maiden flight of Vikram-1, launched from Sriharikota on 18 July. The success makes India the third country...
Vice Admiral Dr. Thomas Daum, Inspector of Germany's Cyber and Information Domain Service (CIR), explains how the Bundeswehr plans to move signals intelligence into low Earth orbit, why resilience...
The Republic of Serbia has become the latest country to join the U.S.-led Artemis Accords, with Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić signing the international instrument yesterday 16...
Slingshot Aerospace has won a $69.2 million, 4.5-year Space Force contract to deliver AI-powered mission-rehearsal and training capabilities for space operations.
The United Arab Emirates-based advanced technology and defense company, EDGE, is set to acquire a 100 percent stake in AKAER, a Brazilian aerospace and engineering company. The acquisition announcement...
The Italian Space Agency has announced the untimely passing of its President, Professor Teodoro Valente, who chaired the 69th COPUOS session. Colleagues across the space community have paid tribute...
Rheinmetall and Space Norway have signed an MoU expanding their cooperation around space-based capabilities for defense applications, particularly in Maritime Domain Awareness, with the objective of developing future capabilities...
Airbus Defence and Space, Destinus, MBDA Deutschland, Safran, and Thales have signed an LoI forming the Bliksem EXO Consortium to develop a sovereign European exo-atmospheric interceptor against ballistic-missile threats.
SES and Airbus have signed a ground lease in Noordwijk to host an optical ground station for the EAGLE-1 satellite, Europe's first major step toward Quantum Key Distribution.
NASA's Artemis II crew returned to Airbus in Bremen to thank the workforce behind the European Service Module - and delivered rare first-hand testimony on how Orion flew, from...
Governments around the world made a global public investment of €119 billion in 2025 in the space industry, according to the European Space Agency's newly-released Space Economy Report, showing...
NASA has released a draft Request for Proposals seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensuring a seamless transition...
South African satellite component manufacturer CubeSpace has announced its contribution to the recent SpaceX Transporter-17 mission with 175 ADCS products and 15 full ADCS systems on board across the...
Lunar Outpost has announced that its European subsidiary, Lunar Outpost Europe, will be contributing to Moonraker, the lunar LiDAR mapping mission being led by NUVIEW GmbH. Selected by ESA...
ESA and Poland are establishing a new ESA center focusing on civil security and resilience in Warsaw, supporting the efficient and coordinated development of European capabilities in these strategically...
Voyager Technologies has completed its acquisition of American lunar delivery, lunar power, reusable rocketry company Astrobotic Technology, Inc, positioning Voyager as a Fully Integrated Commercial Lunar Platform. The close comes...
The U.S. Space Force has selected Innovative Signal Analysis, now part of HawkEye 360, as one of three companies developing an adaptable radar-warning sensor for military satellites in GEO.
European Space Imaging has upgraded its German ground segment and cloud infrastructure, accelerating satellite tasking and intelligence delivery through its ATOM platform.
Following President Emmanuel Macron's meeting with The Republic of Oman's Sultan and Prime Minister, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Spaceport Etlaq and French-based commercial launch service provider, Latitude...
ICEYE has established two new European offices in Portugal and Germany, appointing Rui Costa and Philipp Herkelmann as the respective CEOs of ICEYE Portugal and ICEYE Germany. This comes...
The EU has selected the AEAAS consortium, led by Abreu Advogados and the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium, to review space regulatory practices across more than 40 jurisdictions and propose guidelines...
MDA Space has made a firm offer to acquire an approximately 70% stake in France's CLS, a provider of AI-driven Earth observation analytics and satellite IoT, for around €567...
OroraTech's Hellenic Fire System has achieved first light over Greece less than a month after its May launch, a milestone toward the country's national wildfire monitoring capability.
The bankrupt International Space University (ISU) Central Campus in Strasbourg, France has been liquidated by court order, following cuts in funding from CNES, ESA and the local government earlier...
NATO Allies have opened a new chapter in Allied space operations, with multinational initiatives and partnerships to develop new space-based capabilities at the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum in...
ispace has announced a new lunar transportation service aboard SpaceX's Starship, repositioning itself as a 'Lunar Access Integrator' using a Mobile Cargo System to integrate multiple payloads.
Neo Space Group has deployed three ground gateway systems with Hughes' JUPITER 3 infrastructure to expand its in-flight connectivity services for airlines.
Vienna-based Tumbleweed has launched Oasis Alpha - Austria's first commercial satellite - aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17, built in under nine months to make access to space as simple as mailing...
Infinite Orbits and Arianespace have signed an MoU to establish a framework for future collaboration on multiple direct-to-geostationary orbit launch services. Announced during the French NewSpace Summit, the partnership...
Simera Sense will supply eight MultiScape100 imagers to Telespazio Ibérica for the Canary Islands Satellite Constellation, supporting environmental monitoring, emergency response, and maritime domain awareness.
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...
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...
Germany's Zentrum für Telematik and Smart Small Satellite Systems have launched nine 10kg microsatellites aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 for coordinated Earth observation across agriculture, forestry, and disaster management.
Airbus Defense and Space has signed the initial contract for the design and build of the Aeolus-2 wind sensing satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA). Aeolus-2 will follow...
Singapore's Association of Aerospace Industries and the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies have signed an MOU spanning aviation, unmanned systems, and space.
Iridium Communications Inc has completed its acquisition of Aireon LLC, operator of a space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system. This comes days after Rocket Lab disclosed...
The European Investment Bank has committed €3 billion to Airbus, with a first €1 billion tranche for aerospace R&D, underpinning Europe's industrial competitiveness.
The Africa-Europe Space Partnership Program has unveiled a GMV-led initiative to develop a scalable Earth observation mission delivering socio-economic benefits across Africa, with Space in Africa, Astrofica Technologies, LocateIT,...
Planet Labs Germany and Isar Aerospace have announced a strategic launch agreement that will see Isar Aerospace launch one of Planet’s next-generation high-resolution Pelican satellites, with additional satellites planned...
The European Union Satellite Center has signed the CISE Cooperation Agreement, establishing the framework for operational information exchange between CISE and MARSUR, enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness for the EU,...
Myriota has added cellular connectivity to its HyperPulse 5G non-terrestrial network and AssetHawk tracker, creating a hybrid satellite-and-cellular IoT network priced for industrial scale.
Finnish space intelligence provider, ICEYE, has expanded its wildfire intelligence capabilities to Canada, cementing its position as a global wildfire intelligence provider and bringing critical tools to one of...
Hydrosat has launched its Discovery Portal, a centralized gateway to its thermal satellite imagery and analytics, as it builds out its next-generation thermal imaging constellation.
Kuva US, the US subsidiary of Kuva Space, has been selected as one of eight awardees under NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition On-Ramp 2 contract.
NASA has selected Astrobotic to deliver a suite of agency payloads to the lunar surface under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative in support of NASA’s Moon Base. These...
At the sixth European Space Forum, EU Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen detailed the 2 GHz MSS spectrum split - ring-fencing two thirds of the band for European operators...
Following a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, Botswana has become the sixth African nation and 68th country to sign the Artemis Accords, pledging its...
Southern Launch has closed a $25 million Series A, led by Brindabella and Company with $10 million from Australia's National Reconstruction Fund, to scale its launch, reentry, and range...
Space in Africa has published its first impact report on the NewSpace Africa Conference, covering its 2022–2026 evolution and its role in shaping the continent's space industry.
Rocket Lab has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iridium, providing the company with immediate access to a proven constellation of LEO satellites and an established global communications...
Saudi Arabian commercial space services provider, Neo Space Group (NSG), is collaborating with Saudia, the Kingdom's national flag carrier, for the first line-fit activation of the former's NSG Skywaves...
Following a significant first light imagery capture last month, SatVu has announced the Start of Commercial Operations of its HotSat-2 satellite, marking the beginning of routine tasking and delivery...
Finnish satellite manufacturer, ReOrbit, has launched OrbitCloud, an R&D program to accelerate its strategy to scale advanced satellite capabilities. With a total program value projected to exceed EUR 40...
NASA has selected Max Space for ACO funding to advance its expandable lunar habitat technology, as the agency shifts from returning to the Moon to building the infrastructure to...
Rocket Lab has completed its 10th consecutive StriX launch for Synspective, whose Earth observation constellation now numbers ten operational satellites, all deployed by Electron.
The European Space Agency and the European Commission are inviting launch service providers across Europe to apply to join the European Flight Ticket Initiative, offering new opportunities to participate...
Satlantis has been selected by NASA for its Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, marking a major milestone in the company’s expansion into the U.S. scientific and federal markets. NASA recently...
NASA has chosen Rocket Lab to provide three Electron launches for two separate missions; PolSIR and TSIS-2 from early next year. The company’s proven ability to meet tight turnaround...
Vantor is collaborating with BAE Systems to manufacture its next-generation, 20 cm-class Vantor Vantage imaging satellites, aiming to begin operations before the end of the decade. BAE Systems was...
Vienna-based newspace company, R-Space, has unveiled AT-Astra, its first fully in-house satellite mission and the first commercial satellite designed and built entirely in Austria. Scheduled for this autumn, the...
Qualinx has successfully integrated full Galileo OSNMA support on its QLX3Gx Series ultra-low-power GNSS receiver. Developed with EUSPA's support, the OSNMA integration makes QLX3Gx one of the first GNSS receiver...
At a Berlin CEO roundtable held under the Chatham House rule, Germany's space leadership and industry struck a note of rare alignment - but the closing message was a...
Terma takes a central role in the BIFROST satellite mission, a joint Danish-Swedish defence initiative, and partners with MBDA on naval development.
Germany's Vyoma has completed in-space commissioning of Flamingo-1 - Europe's first large-aperture telescope for space-based surveillance - ahead of round-the-clock operations.
UNOOSA and the Italian Space Agency will run a Regional Space Law Technical Advisory mission in Kenya this November to help African states develop national space legislation.
Rocket Lab has successfully launched its Electron rocket and deployed its Pioneer spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. Lifting...
Neo Space Group has appointed Dr. Abdullah Aljohani as Chief Technology and Operations Officer, bringing over 20 years in satellite communications to lead its Technology Division.
PLD Space has appointed Hilario Albarracín, former chairman and CEO of KPMG Spain, as an independent director, days after adding Candace Johnson to its board.
ESA has selected NUVIEW's Moonraker mission for a Phase A study - a LiDAR spacecraft to generate high-resolution 3D terrain maps of the Moon's polar regions for future landing...
KP Labs and NaviGate have begun a collaboration on onboard satellite autonomy, testing interoperability between KP Labs' Leopard processing unit and NaviGate's NaviCode software.
The Austrian Space Forum has presented six new analog astronauts from across Europe for its next Mars mission simulation, to be staged in Portugal next year.
The 347th ESA Council on 17 June 2026 in Paris confirmed Rome as the venue for the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting on 15 December and signalled a fundamental repositioning of...
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