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...
Written by Judith Delany ICAAD’s new policy brief on equity in space governance raises a question COPUOS can no longer avoid: who gets to shape the rules...
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...
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...
Vantor and Rheinmetall have signed an MOU to build a unified sovereign spatial-intelligence capability for Germany and other European armed forces.
In a significant milestone for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the Maldives Space Research Organization (MSRO) have officially signed an agreement confirming the...
EQT has agreed to acquire German launch-management firm Exolaunch from founder Dmitriy Sternharz to scale its global operations.
Look Up has selected Skynopy to provide the ground-segment interface for its ATLAS² automated space-safety platform, enabling real-time collision response
CTI Aeroespacial, a joint venture between the Portuguese Air Force and CEiiA, has signed a contract with ICEYE to procure two additional SAR satellite systems to be operated by...
HENSOLDT has unveiled SkyBarrier, a mobile broadband jammer for satellite navigation signals, designed as an electronic countermeasure for armed forces and government agencies.
SPACEBEL has signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to supply RDC-SAT, an Earth observation satellite for independent monitoring of its territory, borders, and environment.
Remondo has signed its first international memorandum of understanding since its public debut in February, with Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., the Republic of Korea's leading aerospace and defense systems...
The Karman Project' has announced that its annual flagship Karman Week event will take place in Cape Town, South Africa this year, hosted from November 2-6 by RIIS, one...
Dawn Aerospace has closed its Series B funding round, raising $25 million at a $195 million post-money valuation, led by US-based VC, Balerion Space Ventures. The funds will help...
EDGE Group and Safran have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement at Eurosatory 2026, establishing a structured framework for a deeper cooperation and broadening the scope of joint work across...
Rocket Lab has announced its inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 Index, placing the company among the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Rocket Lab’s addition to...
Astrobotic has unveiled its Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1) lunar lander, recently designated by NASA as Moon Base II, during a visit by NASA representatives, government officials, and industry partners...
Unseenlabs has successfully launched BRO-22, the first satellite from a foreign private company to fly aboard Japan’s H3 Launch Vehicle. The launch took place on Friday, June 12, 2026,...
ILA Berlin 2026 closed after five days with 110,000 attendees and record international participation, significantly up on 2024.
Space Forge has secured £10 million from ESA to develop Pridwen, a fold-out heat shield for safe spacecraft reentry and satellite recovery, following its successful ForgeStar-1 mission.
DLR Chairwoman Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla opens ILA 2026 on the SpaceWatch.Global Morning Show, on why Earth observation is no longer a niche, the security turning point in space, and the...
Rafael and Reflex Aerospace have entered a co-development partnership at ILA Berlin for a very-high-resolution, very-high-revisit satellite constellation built for rapid production at scale.
OHB and Rheinmetall have founded a joint venture, OHB Rheinmetall Space Networks, to deliver the German Armed Forces' SATCOMBw Level 4 communications architecture, with an eye to future NATO...
The European Union has signed a joint declaration together with Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway in support of the In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS) pilot mission, a...
UNOOSA and JAXA have selected teams from El Salvador and Thailand for the ninth round of the KiboCUBE CubeSat deployment programme.
At the ongoing ILA 2026 exhibition in Berlin, The Exploration Company (TEC) has introduced Storm, a high thrust rocket engine program designed to advance Europe’s capabilities in modern propulsion...
Airbus Defence and Space has signed an MoU with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint, and HPS to develop a sovereign German Earth observation and ISR solution.
cosine Italia signed two contracts live at ILA Berlin - the HAMLET spectral imager for ESA's RAMSES mission to Apophis, and three TSCOUT instruments for the Canary Islands Constellation.
The African Space Agency and Côte d'Ivoire are organising the inaugural Africa Space Expo (ASPEX 2026) in Abidjan from 24–26 September, a continental platform for deploying applied space activities.
Isar Aerospace has signed a EUR 270m Series D round to expand operations worldwide and provide sovereign space capabilities for Europe, NATO, and allies. The capital will also drive...
The European Space Agency (ESA) will implement an astronaut mission to the International Space Station on behalf of the Czech Republic as part of the first private astronaut mission...
ICEYE has raised EUR 450 million in a primary Series F funding round led by General Atlantic, at a valuation of over EUR 10 billion to expand its delivery...
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher's words reflected the mood in Houston as NASA unveiled the Artemis III crew.
ESA has signed an agreement with the EBRD to advance the use of Earth observation data for development and impact finance.
European manufacturer NewOrbit has closed an oversubscribed $18.5M Series A to commercialise very-low-Earth orbit, targeting imagery 20x cheaper than conventional satellites.
OQ Technology and Telefónica Germany will run the first European two-way direct-to-smartphone satellite demo, integrating LEO satellites with existing mobile networks.
From Space Tech Expo US in Anaheim, Laura Todd talks with James Lambert of Pulsar about electric propulsion, the company's Sunbird fusion concept, and why changing the public conversation...
President Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum NSPM-11 orders the US military and intelligence community to accelerate AI adoption, rescinding the Biden-era NSM-25. While the directive never mentions space, it...
CONFERS has re-elected iBOSS chairman Joerg Kreisel as president for a third consecutive year.
Switzerland will not join the EU's Copernicus programme from 2028 to 2034 due to budget constraints, despite parliamentary approval, though it may reconsider in 2032.
OHB has begun building the spacecraft for the RAMSES planetary defence mission, set to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis ahead of its April 2029 Earth flyby.
Southern Launch has signed SpaceWorks to host multiple orbital re-entry missions at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, starting with the COSMIC microgravity demonstration.
Axiom Space has established a Swiss subsidiary in Lucerne to anchor its European engagement with ESA, focused on microgravity research, in-space manufacturing, and orbital compute.
Unseenlabs has announced the upcoming launch of its BRO-22 satellite, which will become the first satellite from a foreign private company to fly aboard Japan’s H3 Launch Vehicle. Scheduled...
KSAT and iQPS have extended their alliance to accelerate the QPS-SAR Project, a 36-satellite SAR constellation delivering near-real-time EO data at ten-minute intervals.
Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos are partnering on a LEO mission nicknamed 'Tom & Jerry' - two satellites demonstrating close-range manoeuvres and autonomous inspection for space situational awareness.
GMV has appointed Ricardo Sáenz Amandi as its new General Manager for Defence and Security, succeeding Manuel Pérez Cortés.
European launch provider HyImpulse has signed an LOI with Etlaq Spaceport to explore launch operations for its SR75 and SL1 vehicles in Oman.
Voyager Technologies is acquiring Astrobotic, adding lunar delivery, power, and surface operations to its strategic lunar portfolio.
Vast has signed a two-mission agreement with France for crewed flights to the ISS and its Haven-1 station next year, involving two French astronauts and CNES.
South Africa's NewSpace Systems has established a European subsidiary in the Netherlands to strengthen its presence across the continent.
Venturi Space is investing €250 million in a new Toulouse facility for lunar and Martian mobility technologies, following NASA's selection of the Astrolab CLV-1 rover.
PLD Space is investing €35 million in its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre to launch European payloads on MIURA 5 from European soil.
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...
Rocket Lab has passed system requirements review for SDA's Tracking Layer Tranche 3 missile-defence constellation.
Xona has entered an R&D collaboration with Canada to strengthen the resilience of the country's PNT timing infrastructure.
Observable Space has closed a $90 million Series A and received a $94 million Space Force contract for laser comms and space domain awareness.
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...
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...
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...
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...
EarthDaily and Geospatial Intelligence have entered a new partnership to expand access to science-grade Earth observation data and analytics for customers across Australia. Through this partnership, Australian customers will...
Revolv Space has entered into a contract with Infinite Orbits to provide solar array drive assembly units for several of the latter's geostationary in-orbit servicers, marking Revolv Space’s first...
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...
SITAEL announces a growth plan targeting €200 million in revenues by 2031, currently supported by over €150 million in backlog and nine launches planned by 2030.
OHB Italia and HPS GmbH have signed a contract at the SmallSat Europe 2026 conference making the latter responsible for procuring the communications antenna for the Apophis-bound Ramses spacecraft....
Isar Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Maritime Launch Services, operator of the Nova Scotia Spaceport in Canada, to establish sovereign launch capabilities for orbital missions from...
Exolaunch has signed a contract with SpaceX for two Falcon 9 launches, expanding the company's launch capabilities and establishing a new class of launch access for global satellite operators.
The International Astronautical Federation has announced the postponement of the 2026 edition of the Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC 2026). The conference was scheduled to hold from...
Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space UK are partnering on refuellable satellite propulsion architecture, supported by the UK Space Agency.
ORBITInsure has launched Warren AI, a purpose-built AI underwriting engine for the global space economy.
China has launched three astronauts aboard Shenzhou-23 to Tiangong for over 100 science and application projects.
ESA hosted the African, Latin American, and Asia-Pacific space agencies for a first joint meeting in Noordwijk on intergovernmental cooperation.
NASA will cover a Roscosmos spacewalk outside the ISS on Wednesday, expected to last roughly five hours.
Germany's new dual-telescope system for LEO-to-GEO space surveillance has passed its site acceptance test in Meßstetten and is moving into trial operations.
The African and European Space Agencies are jointly calling for applications from African EO startups under the Africa–EU Space Partnership Program.
The U.S. Space Force is launching the SpaceWERX Orbital Logistics Challenge to find commercial solutions for resupply, propellant distribution, and maintenance across LEO, GEO, and beyond.
Hydrosat has appointed former Axiom Space executive Alicia Woodley as Chief of Corporate Operations and General Counsel.
Voyager Technologies has been awarded a subcontract by Redwire, the prime contractor for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Otter program, to supply its high-precision Acceleration Measurement System.
Vilnius-based Unmanned Defense Systems is moving from R&D into industrial scale-up, with a new equity round underway and a 2026 backlog already ten times last year's revenue. CEO Vytenis...
LiveEO has secured €6.6 million in public funding to advance Twinspector, the first satellite constellation purpose-built for critical infrastructure monitoring.
Vast has announced Vast Satellite, a new line of high-power satellite buses for comms, EO, national security, and orbital data centres, built on proven Haven demo heritage.
Southern Launch has announced the safe reentry and return of of Varda Space Industries’ W-6 capsule to the Koonibba Test Range, demonstrating the company's position as a global leader...
Helsing and OHB are establishing a joint venture to develop a space-based tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting system. At the same time, the two companies, through the joint venture,...
ICEYE has launched a natural catastrophe monitoring solutions for the global banking sector, designed to help financial institutions better understand, manage, and mitigate the growing impact of climate-driven credit...
Star Catcher has raised $65 million in Series A to build the first power grid in space, with an optical power beaming demo planned for later this year.
Tomorrow.io has extended its Series F to $210 million with additional investment from Pitango and Harel Insurance.
Africa's new Meteorological Satellite Application Facility has launched in Addis Ababa to strengthen nowcasting capabilities across the continent.
ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have launched the SMILE mission on Vega-C to study solar storms and Earth's magnetic shield.
Anduril has closed a $5 billion Series H at a $61 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.
Rooverse and Lonestar are partnering to secure and protect human-generated social data beyond Earth.
Ten nations have restated their commitment to freedom of access and use of outer space at the Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals' Board.
SynMax founder Eric Anderson outlines the Houston startup's evolution from natural gas analytics to maritime intelligence - and why he believes agentic AI, not chat interfaces, will drive its...
At GEOINT 2026 in Aurora, Colorado, Kathryn McMullan, Director of the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, warned that GEOINT agencies face an existential test of pace and relevance. Her keynote set...
MBS is acquiring a 20% stake in Berlin Space Technologies, creating Germany's first SME-led fully integrated space ecosystem from ground stations to satellite manufacturing.
Intuitive Machines, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd, a world-class deep space communications provider with major ground station assets in the United...
Iridium will acquire the remaining 61% of Aireon it does not already own in a deal worth roughly $366.7 million, bringing the world's only space-based air traffic surveillance system...
In her first GEOINT keynote since taking command of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Lt Gen Michele Bredenkamp told delegates at GEOINT 2026 in Aurora, Colorado, that the agency's...
Voyager Technologies and Exobiosphere have announced a mission management contract on the International Space Station marking a concrete step toward making automated biological research in microgravity commercially accessible to...
Anduril has selected Rocket Lab for multiple hypersonic HASTE test flights - a $30 million contract advancing Mach 5+ capabilities for defence missions.
ispace, inc. and the University of Leicester have signed a Payload Service Agreement to deliver a Raman spectrometer payload to the lunar surface on a future ispace mission.
The NRO has successfully launched its thirteenth proliferated architecture mission, NROL-172, in partnership with Space Force and SpaceX.
Cowboy Space has raised $275M in Series B financing at a $2B valuation led by Index Ventures to build a power grid in outer space for artificial intelligence. Using...
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