https://spacewatch.global/space-economy-1/space-economy-news/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:13:56 +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/space-economy-1/space-economy-news/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/eqt-to-acquire-exolaunch-supporting-the-launch-mission-management-firms-next-growth-phase/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75031 EQT has agreed to acquire German launch-management firm Exolaunch from founder Dmitriy Sternharz to scale its global operations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/dawn-aerospace-closes-us25m-series-b-to-accelerate-global-expansion-of-reusable-space-transportation/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74969 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 Dawn build scalable, sustainable space transportation to unlock more of space's economic potential while solving critical national security challenges.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/rocket-lab-to-join-the-nasdaq-100-index-on-the-back-of-more-than-80-successful-rocket-launches/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74909 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 the index will become effective prior to market open on Monday, 22 June, 2026.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-berlin-2026-sets-new-standards-with-increased-attendance-and-record-international-participation/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74848 ILA Berlin 2026 closed after five days with 110,000 attendees and record international participation, significantly up on 2024.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/space-forge-secures-10m-to-accelerate-development-of-its-pridwen-orbital-payload-reentry-heat-shield/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74854 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/reflex-aerospace-and-rafael-advance-defense-systems-announce-partnership-at-ila-berlin-2026/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74800 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/eu-partners-member-states-to-strengthen-europes-role-in-the-orbital-economy-with-isos-pilot-mission/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74813 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 step towards a European in-orbit service infrastructure. Signed at at the International Airshow in Berlin, the declaration comes as the European Commission advances plans for a new pilot mission to perform servicing tasks in orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/introducing-storm-the-exploration-companys-high-thrust-european-engine-program/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74745 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 through disciplined, hardware driven development.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/cosine-italia-signs-two-contracts-at-ila-berlin-2026-covering-deep-space-exploration-and-earth-observation/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74758 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/isar-aerospace-secures-eur-270m-to-provide-sovereign-space-capabilities-globally/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74713 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 global scaling and ramp up serial production of the company's Spectrum launch vehicle. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/iceye-announces-successful-series-f-funding-round-raising-e450-million-in-primary-investment/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74727 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 of continuous monitoring capabilities and synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation. Proceeds from the funding round will drive the expansion of ICEYE’s global footprint and deepen its intelligence capabilities, positioning the company to meet growing demand and deliver sovereign intelligence systems and data to governments and customers at a new scale.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/neworbit-closes-oversubscribed-18-5m-series-a-round-to-commercialize-earths-very-low-earth-orbit/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74658 European manufacturer NewOrbit has closed an oversubscribed $18.5M Series A to commercialise very-low-Earth orbit, targeting imagery 20x cheaper than conventional satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/oq-tech-and-telefonica-to-conduct-live-demo-of-two-way-satellite-communication-directly-with-smartphones/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74668 OQ Technology and Telefónica Germany will run the first European two-way direct-to-smartphone satellite demo, integrating LEO satellites with existing mobile networks.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/space-tech-expo-us-james-lambert-on-fusion-propulsion-and-why-talking-nuclear-openly-matters/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74634 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 around space nuclear starts with replacing old fears with better ideas.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/confers-re-elects-iboss-chairman-joerg-kreisel-as-president-for-the-third-consecutive-year/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74589 CONFERS has re-elected iBOSS chairman Joerg Kreisel as president for a third consecutive year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/axiom-space-establishes-swiss-subsidiary-to-anchor-european-engagement-space-collaboration/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74549 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/infinite-orbits-selects-open-cosmos-platforms-for-its-tom-jerry-leo-space-domain-awareness-demo/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74504 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ricardo-saenz-amandi-appointed-as-gmvs-new-general-manager-for-defense-and-security/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74525 GMV has appointed Ricardo Sáenz Amandi as its new General Manager for Defence and Security, succeeding Manuel Pérez Cortés.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/newspace-systems-establishes-european-subsidiary-in-the-netherlands-to-expand-international-footprint/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74400 South Africa's NewSpace Systems has established a European subsidiary in the Netherlands to strengthen its presence across the continent.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/venturi-space-announces-new-toulouse-facility-for-developing-technologies-for-lunar-mobility/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74404 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.]]>