https://spacewatch.global/tag/munich-space-summit/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:46:03 +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/munich-space-summit/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-from-subsidies-to-contracts-europes-launcher-gap-exposes-a-demand-crisis/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72476
Written by Markus Haeuser
Europe's space industry doesn't lack rockets, capital, or ambition. It lacks demand. At Munich, launcher companies delivered a blunt message: we don't need subsidies — we need contracts.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/munich-space-summit-europe-at-a-crossroads-collaborate-or-fall-behind-with-dr-gilles-rabin/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72417 In this Space Café Clip, Torsten Kriening sits down with long-time collaborator and industry insider Dr Gilles Rabin for a sharp, unfiltered conversation on the future of Europe in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/munich-space-summit-europes-space-industry-ready-policy-lagging-with-dr-agnieszka-lukaszczyk/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72413 In this Space Café Clip, Torsten Kriening speaks with the Mistress of Ceremony of the entire event, Dr Agnieszka Lukaszczyk - the person orchestrating the stage while closely observing the real dynamics shaping Europe’s space sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/spacewatchgl-analysis-hardware-without-a-system-why-europe-must-get-out-of-its-own-way-in-space/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72346
Written by K.P. Ludwig
Europe’s space industry is accelerating, but the institutional system around it is not. Fragmented regulation, slow procurement, and lack of strategic demand risk undermining Europe’s path to space autonomy more than any technological gap.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/munich-space-summit-20206-europes-new-gateway-to-space-and-back-with-ines-davila/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72373 Live from the Munich Space Summit, Torsten Kriening sits down with Inês d’Ávila from the Portugal Space Agency to discuss how Portugal is rapidly positioning itself as a key player in Europe’s ]]> 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.]]>