The U.K. plans to inject $191 million into Eutelsat’s capital raise this year to maintain its 10.89% stake in the French multi-orbit satellite operator.

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As we at Eurospace publish our annual facts and figures report with the key findings of the European space industry’s economic situation, I find myself looking back at 2024 with […]

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No one has to be reminded that we’re living at a dangerous time, and across Europe, leaders are scrambling to find the money to strengthen the bloc’s defenses. The continent’s […]

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Neuraspace is developing AI-powered software with support from the European Space Agency to help operators better harness navigation signals for satellite tracking and collision avoidance, the Portuguese space traffic management startup announced July 8.

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The European Space Agency has selected five launch vehicle startups to proceed to the next phase of a competition where they could receive contracts for satellite launches and upgraded vehicles.

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Despite its inclusion in the official French name — le Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace — the Paris Air Show traditionally has not highlighted space in its panels […]

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The European Space Agency will soon select the finalists for a competition intended to support the development of new launch vehicles by European companies.

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British smallsat maker Open Cosmos has acquired Connected, a Portuguese startup developing 5G narrowband connectivity payloads for satellites.

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Rocket Lab will launch a pair of European navigation technology demonstration satellites, as Europe again is forced to look outside the continent for launch services.

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A consortium of Ukrainian, Nordic and eastern European companies is hoping to raise more than 100 million euros ($115 million) to build a constellation of 70-plus imagery satellites that would provide intelligence along Russia’s border.

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France would more than double its stake in Eutelsat to nearly 30% as part of a $1.56 billion capital raise backed by multiple shareholders, bolstering the French operator’s plans to refresh its OneWeb constellation amid Starlink’s growing dominance.

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Local regulators have approved Ukrainian telco Kyivstar’s plans to start testing space-enabled texting services this summer using SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, targeting areas crippled by Russian strikes and other terrestrial coverage gaps.

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Venturi Space, a company working with Astrolab on lunar rover concepts, unveiled an all-European rover design it hopes to offer to European space agencies.

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Three European aerospace companies expect to decide by next month whether to combine their space divisions, something that could still take years to win regulatory approvals.

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The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans for the first phase of an Earth observation satellite system that will have both civil and military uses.

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China launched a second collaborative seismo-electromagnetic satellite early Saturday, aimed at detecting electromagnetic precursors to natural disasters such as earthquakes.

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The European Space Agency is weighing options for programs affected by proposed major budget cuts at NASA as it also seeks to expand cooperation with other nations.

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Europe has unconditionally approved SES’ plan to buy rival satellite operator Intelsat, leaving the United States as the final major regulatory hurdle in the way of the $4 billion deal.

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Europe is expected to publish a draft law by the end of June to overhaul the regulation of space services, introducing unified rules for companies operating in or selling to the European market.

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The European Space Agency will request funding from member states for an Earth observation satellite system for security applications, blurring the line between its traditional civil focus and defense work.

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The head of the European Space Agency called on Europe to increase overall spending on space as he prepares a new three-year budget for the agency.

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OroraTech has secured an extra $13 million in Series B venture funding to accelerate the expansion of its wildfire-monitoring constellation, the German satellite operator announced May 14.

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Redwire says it expects to find more business opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic despite geopolitical challenges that could hamper international cooperation.

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The 2024 Annual Report from the European Defence Agency (EDA) gives us many reasons to be optimistic. It shows a continent waking up to the need for more cooperation, faster […]

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