Written by Judith Delany Europe depends on space more than most citizens realise. As Josef Aschbacher calls for greater public engagement, new initiatives from ESA and ESPI...
Venturi Space has unveiled ALTA LUNA, a compact and maneuverable lunar rover designed to support operations around future lunar bases, at the International Space Summit in Paris. With ALTA...
Amazon Leo and Arianespace have expanded their existing launch partnership at the International Space Summit in Paris, with Amazon Leo ordering six additional Ariane 64 missions and bringing the...
Venturi Space has unveiled ALTA LUNA, a compact and maneuverable lunar rover designed to support operations around future lunar bases, at the International Space Summit in Paris. With ALTA...
Amazon Leo and Arianespace have expanded their existing launch partnership at the International Space Summit in Paris, with Amazon Leo ordering six additional Ariane 64 missions and bringing the...
Eutelsat and OroraTech will deploy the latter's thermal-infrared payloads aboard future Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites under a strategic partnership announced at the International Space Summit in...
Infinite Orbits and Eutelsat are collaborating to prepare a life-extension mission for at least one of the French operator's geostationary orbit satellites, opening another route for Eutelsat to extend...
The first International Space Summit opened at the Grand Palais with 120 delegations, 51 announcements and a €20 billion headline that deserves closer reading. Philippe Baptiste made the case...
The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million in a new Series C financing round, bringing the company's total funding secured since its founding in 2021 to approximately $680...
The UK has published a new UK Space Strategy, positioning space as a critical component of national security, defense and economic growth and backing the sector with £7.8 billion...
Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding to accelerate the development of its Earth-observation and space infrastructure capabilities, bringing its total capital raised to $195 million The raise...
Stoke Space has completed the initial closing of its $1 billion Series E financing round, bringing the company's total capital raised to $2.3 billion. The new capital reflects the...
Hydrosat and Kazakhstan's KGS have established a framework to evaluate a dedicated thermal infrared constellation, giving Central Asian governments independent access to thermal satellite intelligence.
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission enters Mercury orbit on 21 November after an eight-year journey, supported throughout by European companies including Denmark's Terma.
The inaugural International Space Summit takes place in Paris on 9 and 10 September, bringing together heads of state, ministers, industry, and astronauts to discuss Europe's role in the...
ISRO's EOS-05 has completed two orbit-raising manoeuvres following its 4 September launch, with further burns planned to reach its operational geosynchronous orbit.
The International Space University will hold its 38th Space Studies Program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando from 21 June to 13 August 2027 - the first...
Munich-based Project-S has emerged from stealth, developing space-based radar payloads and AI-enabled orbital intelligence to detect and track small debris and strengthen space situational awareness.
Isar Aerospace has become the first commercial company from continental Europe to deliver satellites to orbit. Mission "Onward and Upward" lifted off from Andøya at 22:12 CEST on 5...
Isar Aerospace flies the second mission of its Spectrum launch vehicle tonight from Andøya, Norway. "Onward and Upward" is both the vehicle's qualification flight and the first to carry...
The BDI NewSpace Initiative and Alliance NewSpace France have sent the European Commission a joint declaration on the future of European space transportation, dated 31 August and delivered to...
Rocket Lab has completed its 11th dedicated launch for Synspective, deploying the latest StriX satellite to a 575km orbit on Electron's 94th mission, as Synspective expands into South America.
Axelspace has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to supply medium-resolution optical imagery from its GRUS microsatellites, and is separately evaluating SSA services with Star Signal Solutions.
German launch company HyImpulse has raised more than €50 million in a Series A extension co-led by JOIN Capital and Ace Capital Partners, taking total equity and public funding...
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a $700 million contract to develop a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter for its dedicated high-speed relay network at the Red Planet.
Sierra Space has signed undisclosed national security and commercial customers to fly payloads on Dream Chaser's inaugural mission, testing a multi-customer model across civil, commercial, and defence markets.
ESA's last two Cluster spacecraft, Samba and Tango, reentered on 31 August and 1 September, closing a mission launched in 2000 through a series of targeted end-of-life reentries.
China's Galactic Energy launched PALLAS-1 on its maiden orbital flight on 1 September, adding higher-capacity commercial launch capability as the country's LEO constellation buildout accelerates.
Isar Aerospace will launch Astroscale Japan's ADRAS-J2 debris-removal mission on Spectrum - its second agreement with the Astroscale group after March's ELSA-M deal.
D-Orbit has contracted GomSpace to supply power systems for its ION Satellite Carrier missions in 2026–2027, in an order worth 6.3 million Swedish kronor (€565,181).
OHB has signed the first major contract under the IRIS² concession with SES - worth nearly €1 billion for 18 medium Earth orbit satellite platforms, marking the programme's shift...
Türkiye has become the 71st signatory to the Artemis Accords, signed at NASA headquarters on 31 August, as the country advances its own lunar ambitions.
MaiaSpace has completed a further upper-stage validation campaign for its Maia launcher, marking another step toward the vehicle's planned orbital debut in the second half of 2027. The company's...
NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on 30 August on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy, beginning a three-month journey to L2, from where its wide-field infrared surveys...
President Trump has signed an executive order beginning the establishment of a United States Space Academy, intended to strengthen the country's space workforce and develop its next generation of...
China has completed an Earth–Moon laser communications demonstration, verifying two-way high-speed optical links across more than 400,000 km - a building block for its crewed lunar ambitions.
The first contracts under the European Launcher Challenge between the European Space Agency (ESA) and European launch service providers have been signed, concluding the second stage of the tender...
Exolaunch will deploy 68 client payloads across SpaceX's Transporter-18 and Bandwagon-5 rideshare missions, both no earlier than October 2026, as its acquisition by EQT proceeds.
Arianespace has launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite on a dedicated Ariane 62 into geostationary transfer orbit - Ariane 6's ninth mission, its fourth of 2026, and its first to...
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy ahead of its targeted 30 August launch, set to deliver an unprecedented panoramic view of...
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completed a follow-up spacewalk on 25 August, successfully installing a replacement for the failed Space-to-Ground Antenna 2 (SGANT-2) after delays...
Loft Orbital has contracted Simera Sense for 10 HyperScape100 hyperspectral imagers, expanding Simera's role as a European provider of optical payloads for small-satellite missions.
SpaceX has announced plans to construct a new Starship processing and launch complex in Louisiana designed to support thousands of launches annually. Located in Vermilion Parish, the proposed Starbase...
China's Long March-6C has launched seven satellites from Taiyuan - the 665th flight of the Long March family - as the country's commercial space sector expands.
ICEYE has established two new subsidiaries, ICEYE Netherlands and ICEYE India, in Amsterdam and New Delhi, expanding its global footprint following its €450 million Series F.
Shield AI, Sedaro, and NOVI Space have completed an in-orbit demonstration of trusted satellite autonomy, layering AI decision-making with onboard validation onto existing and future constellations.
Leaf Space has extended its global ground-station network to Canada, completing an installation at Spaceport Nova Scotia with Maritime Launch Services.
MaiaSpace has partnered with RIDE! to fly compatible secondary payloads alongside its primary missions, strengthening its commercial ecosystem ahead of its launcher's maiden flight.
On 27 August, an Ariane 62 will carry Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 from Kourou - the vehicle's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit and the farthest it has...
The China Manned Space Agency has announced that the upcoming Chang'e-7 international lunar mission will no longer launch within its planned 2026 window after failing to meet the required...
The U.S. government has issued a new National Space Transportation Policy, which will replace previous versions published in 2004 and 2013.
Synspective has set 31 August for the launch of its 11th StriX SAR satellite, flying on Rocket Lab's Electron from Mahia, New Zealand.
Portal Space Systems has booked a 2028 Falcon 9 for its Motus Via Sol mission - the debut flight of its Supernova spacecraft, demonstrating its FLARE solar-thermal propulsion in...
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.
Taiwan's first flight test of a domestically developed satellite launch vehicle, conducted by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, ended in flight termination shortly after liftoff. The...
JAXA has set 20 October for the launch of MMX, the world's first mission designed to return a sample from the Mars region, also demonstrating round-trip Earth–Mars travel technologies."
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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