https://spacewatch.global/tag/esa-cm25/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:14:37 +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/tag/esa-cm25/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-esa-2026-moving-the-conveyor-belt-from-recovery-to-scale/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70237
Written by Torsten Kriening
When ESA Director General Dr. Josef Aschbacher opened his annual press conference on January 8, 2026, the message was unusually crisp. This was not a speech about managing uncertainty, nor an exercise in institutional reassurance. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/esa-ministerial-2025-portugal-doubles-its-esa-commitment-with-hugo-costa-2/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69383 In this Space Café Clip from the final day of the ESA Ministerial Conference 2025 in Bremen, Torsten Kriening speaks with Hugo Costa, Executive Director of the Portugal Space Agency, about what has become Portugal’s most successful ESA ministerial ever.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/esa-ministerial-2025-boosting-europes-space-economy-with-robert-de-groot/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69381 In this Space Café Clip, Torsten Kriening sits down with Robert de Groot, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) — just moments after the announcement of a major new financing initiative: Space TechEU.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/esa-ministerial-2025-portugal-doubles-its-esa-commitment-with-hugo-costa/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69354 In this Space Café Clip from the final day of the ESA Ministerial Conference 2025 in Bremen, Torsten Kriening speaks with Hugo Costa, Executive Director of the Portugal Space Agency, about what has become Portugal’s most successful ESA ministerial ever.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/space-cafe-radio-with-dr-josef-aschbacher-and-dr-pascal-legai/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69191 n this episode of Space Café Radio, we take you deep into one of Europe’s most strategic space initiatives: ERS – European Resilience from Space. Host Torsten Kriening is joined by ESA Director General Dr. Josef Aschbacher and his Security Advisor Dr. Pascal Legai to unpack how ERS aims to give Europe independent, secure, and rapid access to intelligence from orbit – and why this matters now more than ever.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/espi-ac25-george-freeman-on-europes-space-power-potential-and-uk-cooperation/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68711 In this interview, Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global, speaks with George Freeman, MP, former UK Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, about Europe’s space ambitions, the UK’s position, and the importance of collaboration in a changing geopolitical landscape.]]>