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Written by Torsten Kriening
The first Amsterdam Space Symposium brought together at the Beurs van Berlage what Europe's space sector desperately needs: a forum where security, defense, climate and industrial policy collide without diplomatic padding. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/spacewatchgl-venture-space-august-2025/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68320
Written by Connor Sattely
Spacetech, as with all innovation industries, sees the “summer dip” worst in August. 2025’s no exception - under $400m was invested this month, the lowest monthly total of the year. 33 spacetech companies received $346m in venture funding this month. The true total is likely much higher, as almost half of those deals had undisclosed totals (including potential megarounds by Chinese startups Aerospace Taixin Technology aka RocketHeart, Aurora starlink, and Beijing Interstellar Human Spaceflight Technology).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/aerospacelab-secures-94-million-eur-in-series-b-to-accelerate-its-ambitious-roadmap/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67332 Aerospacelab has announced the closure of an extended Series B funding round totaling 94 million EUR. The total investment results from a dual-tranche funding of 56 million EUR, alongside a 38 million EUR commitment from a European Financial Institution. This Series B round has been strategically implemented to align with Aerospacelab’s ambitious industrial roadmap and solidify its position as a major force in the aerospace industry]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/vyoma-contracts-aerospacelab-for-second-ssa-satellite/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55676 Vyoma has selected Aerospacelab for a contract for a microsatellite, flying Vyoma’s second Space Situational Awareness (SSA) optical payload, which will tentatively launch towards the end of 2025. The mission advances Vyoma’s 12-satellite Flamingo constellation which the Company designed for the acquisition and provision of low-latency, high-fidelity space-based SSA data.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/04/aerospacelab-successfully-acquires-amos/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54691 Aerospacelab has announced the acquisition of AMOS, a company known for its opto-mechanical systems widely used in astronomy, space and other industries. The acquisition marks a significant milestone for the two aerospace companies, jointly entering a new era in advanced space technologies and opening new markets respectively.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/aerospacelab-and-dupuis-to-launch-comic-inspired-mission/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 07:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52103 Aerospacelab and DUPUIS, a renowned publisher of comic albums and magazines, have announced their collaboration with the launch of Aerospacelab’s Versatile Satellite Platform (VSP), SPIP satellite, the company’s fourth satellite to travel into space. Less than a month after the launch of its PVCC satellite, Aerospacelab is gearing up for another launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/aerospacelab-launches-proba-v-cc-satellite/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51606 Aerospacelab has successfully launched the PVCC satellite with support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Belgian Science Policy Office. This mission will support the space community's ongoing efforts in providing insightful Earth Observation data that will help in monitoring vegetation conditions and analyzing climate change.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/scaleup-invest-announces-first-companies-to-join-programme/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50551 The first companies have joined ScaleUp Invest, a new ESA commercialisation programme, which aims at accelerating the growth of the private space ecosystem. The companies in order of acceptance are: Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, Orbex, Aerospacelab, and Space Cargo Unlimited. ScaleUp will support NewSpace developments by stimulating companies to take more risks, hit the market faster, attract private and institutional investors, and introduce game-changing business innovation by providing external support to business development. This could include technical consultancy, access to facilities, in-orbit demonstration and validation opportunities.  ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/arquimea-and-aerospacelab-to-develop-leo-satellite/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50573 ARQUIMEA and Aerospacelab have announced the signature of a collaboration agreement at the 37th edition of the Small Satellite Conference at Utah State University. The new co-developed satellite will highlight optimized reliability and power management. Furthermore, it will deliver 1.5 kW of peak power and will be able to integrate payloads of 40 kg (~90 pounds). The satellite performance will also meet the demand for LEO missions, such as telecommunications constellations, synthetic aperture radar, Earth observation, and other applications requiring high reliability and onboard satellite processing capabilities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/european-newspace-syndicate-adds-new-members-exolaunch-unseenlabs-and-u-space/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43925 Europe’s first representative New Space platform, YEESS (Young European Enterprises Syndicate for Space) has welcomed three new members: Unseenlabs, Exolaunch, and U-Space, the syndicate stated.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/esa-director-general-appoints-the-new-space-advisory-board/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43738 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Director General, Josef Aschbacher, appointed the New Space Advisory Board (NAB) to implement the actions of the Agenda 2025 with a particular focus on commercialisation and ESA’s role and actions in the New Space ecosystem, ESA said. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/06/aerospacelab-builds-megafactory-in-belgium-to-produce-500-satellites-yearly/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41695 Satellite platforms and geospatial intelligence company, Aerospacelab, unveiled its satellite megafactory commitment, capable of producing 500 satellites annually. The new site will be built by Sambrinvest in Charleroi, Belgium. The new factory will feature a total working surface of 16,000 square meters, including a 6,000-square-meter ISO7 cleanroom and 3,000-square-meter laboratory.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/aerospacelab-raises-e40m-in-series-b-financing-round/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39246 Brussels, Belgian satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab announced having raised €40 million in a Series B funding, co-led by Airbus Ventures and XAnge, a European investor in early-stage startups. Other investors include Octave & Miroslaw Klaba, SRIW, Noshaq, BNP Paribas Private Equity, Sambrinvest, and Belaero. Aerospacelab has raised a total of €60 million since its founding in 2018. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/space-startups-launch-yeess-to-make-their-case-in-europe/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35750&preview=true&preview_id=35750 Six European space start-ups founded the Young European Enterprises Syndicate (YEESS) to “facilitate and accelerate the New Space dynamic in Europe”, the companies said yesterday at the launch of YESS on the Space Forum in Luxembourg. The founding members of YEESS are Aerospacelab, Anywaves, ConstellR, Exotrail, Pangea Aerospace and Satlantis.]]>