From a historic airfield in Neuhardenberg near Berlin, Benjamin Wolba, co-founder of the first-ever European Defense Tech Hub Festival, joins Torsten Kriening to explain how a group of civilians...
The first European Defence Tech Hub Festival opened at Neuhardenberg with more than 200 founders, engineers, soldiers and investors in one hangar. The recurring theme was not invention but...
HawkEye 360 has won a contract to provide commercial radio frequency data to support U.S. national security missions under the National Reconnaissance Office’s Commercial Radio Frequency Capability Augmentation program.
The first European Defence Tech Hub Festival opened at Neuhardenberg with more than 200 founders, engineers, soldiers and investors in one hangar. The recurring theme was not invention but...
HawkEye 360 has won a contract to provide commercial radio frequency data to support U.S. national security missions under the National Reconnaissance Office’s Commercial Radio Frequency Capability Augmentation program.
JAXA has announced October 20, 2026 as the scheduled launch date for its Martian Moons eXploration mission, the world's first mission designed to return a sample from the Mars...
Zeno Power's radioisotope heater unit will fly on a Firefly mission to the Moon's near side in 2028, demonstrating survive-the-night technology for operating through the lunar dark.
The UK Space Agency has announced £13 million across 16 projects bringing satellite technology into rail, agriculture, and communications, including CGI's SODOR rail-digitalisation project.
LandSpace has announced the successful launch, orbital payload deployment and first-stage recovery of its August 19 mission featuring the Zhuque-3 Y2 reusable carrier rocket. The achievement marks a significant...
NASA and Katalyst Space have confirmed the LINK spacecraft will not attempt to reboost the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, after attitude-control problems ruled out a docking. LINK will still...
Germany opened its Technology Centre for Drone Security at Cochstedt on 18 August, backed by a first-ever institutional funding line from the interior ministry. Beneath the counter-drone architecture sits...
HEO and Planet Labs are partnering to integrate Planet's SkySat constellation into HEO's non-Earth imaging network, expanding on-orbit imaging capacity for select customers.
Space Forge has signed a master research agreement with the Texas A&M University System, a first step toward building its US semiconductor-materials manufacturing capability.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has become the first Frenchwoman to perform a spacewalk, venturing outside the International Space Station yesterday, 18 August, with NASA astronaut Anil Menon to repair...
United Launch Alliance has appointed veteran aerospace industry executive Mark Peller as its next president and chief executive officer, effective immediately, succeeding interim CEO John Elbon, who has held...
Airtel Africa, in collaboration with Starlink, has launched commercial operations of a satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first commercial rollout of its kind in...
After eleven successful years, Space Tech Expo Europe is moving from Bremen to Frankfurt, with Bremen no longer able to provide sufficient space to accommodate the steadily increasing number...
AST SpaceMobile has secured temporary FCC authority (Special Temporary Authority) to test 800 MHz satellite connectivity on up to 100 commercial devices.
MDA Space has confirmed the first eight Globalstar replenishment satellites reached orbit, launched Saturday 15 August on a Falcon 9 and built in Montréal, now entering in-orbit commissioning.
A U.S. Space Domain Awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7 successfully launched aboard Japan's H3 launch vehicle on August 10, 2026. The mission marked the H3 vehicle's...
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe) has selected a consortium of Indian space companies to design, build, own, and operate the country's first privately led national...
Impulse Space has secured a $28 million SBIR Phase III extension from Space Systems Command for the VICTUS SALO 2 and 3 missions, building on its existing responsive-space work.
BlackSky has won a seven-figure, multi-year international contract for combined Assured and On-Demand imagery, delivering integrated Gen-2 and Gen-3 imagery and AI-enabled analytics.
Space42 has signed an MoU with Leonardo DRS to integrate its secure satellite connectivity with Leonardo DRS mission systems, advancing sovereign national security in the UAE.
Europe witnessed a total or partial solar eclipse on 12 August - totality visible from Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and northeastern Portugal - and scientists worldwide seized the moment...
Synspective and Spectee have combined SAR satellite imagery with social-media-derived flood-depth data to map flood extents in greater detail than either source manages alone, for faster disaster response.
Rocket Lab has unveiled GHOST, a move the company frames as a decisive turn away from horizontal launch. SpaceWatch.Global examines what it signals for the sector.
Vietnam's VinSpace has signed a launch contract with SpaceX, a milestone in the country's push to build comprehensive aerospace capabilities.
China's normally reliable Long March 7A broke up 85 seconds into flight, losing the ChinaSat-4B military communications satellite - only the launcher's second failure since its 2020 debut.
Japan's H3 has flown a clean second success, deploying the MICHIBIKI QZS-7 navigation satellite from Tanegashima and putting December's mishap behind it.
Rocket Lab has established Rocket Lab Germany to scale domestic satellite and component manufacturing and offer launch on Electron and Neutron, giving European programmes assured access to space.
COSPAR has re-elected Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund as president for a four-year term, closing a Florence assembly that drew 3,000 attendees and returned to Italy after a 46-year gap -...
Rwanda has partnered with Planet on a national satellite-data programme, supplying Planet's data to government agencies, universities, and startups for development initiatives across the country.
Neuraspace has secured €15.6 million - private investment plus Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan - to scale its AI-driven space-traffic management and defence-grade space domain awareness.
Astrolight and ATMOS Space Cargo have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly demonstrate the first in-flight optical communications link between a re-entry spacecraft and an orbiting satellite next...
The European Commission and ESA have concluded IRIS² negotiations with the SpaceRISE consortium (Eutelsat, HispaSat, SES), naming HispaSat prime contractor for the ground segment, with initial launches targeted for...
The French Space Agency has secured access to Altair, the ten-satellite, AI-enabled Earth observation constellation being developed and manufactured by Orbitworks, a UAE commercial satellite constellation production and operation...
Redwire's SpaceMD has booked its first commercial microgravity mission on SpaceX's new Starfall reentry capsule, flying drug candidates for in-orbit research before return to Earth.
EnduroSat and the Bulgarian government have signed an MoU to redevelop the former Dobroslavtsi airbase into a 290-hectare space and defence development centre 15km from Sofia, bringing manufacturing, R&D,...
Axiom Space has appointed Dr. Renato Krpoun to lead its new Swiss subsidiary in Lucerne as Chief of International Operations for EMEA.
Blue Origin has traced New Glenn's May static-fire explosion to a main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines, confirmed by hardware recovery and hotfire testing, with return-to-flight...
AST SpaceMobile has launched BlueBird 11, 12, and 13, expanding its direct-to-cell constellation as it begins network-integration tests with European mobile operators.
The Scaleup Europe Fund has made its first investment, co-leading ICEYE's €1 billion Series F at a valuation exceeding €10 billion - one day after the European Commission completed...
NASA has confirmed that a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage - which launched ispace's Resilience and Firefly's Blue Ghost landers in January 2025 - made an 'unplanned impact' on...
Telesat has signed a C$2.3 billion (US$1.64 billion) Lightspeed contract with Canada's Defence Investment Agency for secure military Ka-band Arctic connectivity - the largest in its history.
Kongsberg NanoAvionics will supply a modified MP42 microsatellite bus for Kreios Space's Very Low Earth Orbit demonstrator, the first orbital test of an air-breathing electric propulsion system. CEO Atle...
Rocket Lab has won a $397 million U.S. Space Force contract under the SB-AMTI programme to build, launch on Neutron, and operate a fleet of next-generation 'Flatellites'.
Intuitive Machines has completed its acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, adding a global deep-space ground-station network as it positions itself as a vertically integrated prime.
LiveEO has received a high six-figure grant from the German Space Agency at DLR, funded by the BMFTR, for an 18-month feasibility study into a Vision Foundation Model that...
Hughes Satellite Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas after failing to repay $1.5 billion in bonds that matured on 1 August, raising...
NASA has selected Lunar Outpost to advance Starweave, its distributed software layer enabling robotic swarms to operate as autonomous, coordinated fleets for lunar and Mars infrastructure.
Nineteen Group has acquired Space-Comm Expo Europe from Lunar Ridge Ventures, aiming to grow its international, government, and defence delegations.
The 46th COSPAR Scientific Assembly has formally opened in Florence, bringing the global space-research community together under a central theme of international cooperation.
New Zealand's Outlier Space has raised a US$7.35m pre-seed round, led by GD1, to unlock microgravity manufacturing with a scalable, reusable satellite platform.
Planet has acquired around 5,700 square metres at Berlin's BERLIN DECKS campus for its first European production facility, for satellite manufacturing and R&D.
University of Warwick astronomers have detected some of the faintest GEO debris ever observed - fragments as small as 5cm - re-examining archival data from the Isaac Newton Telescope...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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