https://spacewatch.global/tag/indulis-kalnins/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:16:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/indulis-kalnins/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/munich-space-summit-european-launcher-companies-demand-contracts-as-agencies-continue-to-book-spacex/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72296 The launcher panel at Day 2 of the inaugural Munich Space Summit exposed a fundamental disconnect in European space policy: the continent's commercial launcher companies are building factories, filling order books, and preparing for flight - while European institutions continue to procure launch services from SpaceX and Rocket Lab.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/rocket-lab-to-launch-dedicated-mission-for-europes-ohb-group/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25562&preview=true&preview_id=25562 Rocket Lab has announced that leading European space technology company OHB Group has signed a contract for a dedicated launch on an Electron rocket. ]]>