Jean-Francois Morizur, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:08:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Jean-Francois Morizur, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Defense startups across Europe need a blueprint to compete https://spacenews.com/defense-startups-across-europe-need-a-blueprint-to-compete/ https://spacenews.com/defense-startups-across-europe-need-a-blueprint-to-compete/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=527309 A photo of Europe taken January 19, 2024, from aboard the International Space Station by a member of the Expedition 70 crew. Credit: NASA

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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]]> https://spacenews.com/defense-startups-across-europe-need-a-blueprint-to-compete/feed/ 0 527309 If European leaders want to beef up defense in space, they should look to the Space Development Agency https://spacenews.com/if-european-leaders-want-to-beef-up-defense-in-space-they-should-look-to-the-space-development-agency/ https://spacenews.com/if-european-leaders-want-to-beef-up-defense-in-space-they-should-look-to-the-space-development-agency/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516621 A composite image of Europe viewed from space. Credit: NASA/GSFC

At the risk of understating the case, Europe has been shaken by recent geopolitical events. ‘Great power politics’ is back, and Europe faces the very real risk of becoming a […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/if-european-leaders-want-to-beef-up-defense-in-space-they-should-look-to-the-space-development-agency/feed/ 0 516621 How to stop Europe’s space sector from lagging behind in defense https://spacenews.com/how-to-stop-europes-space-sector-from-lagging-behind-in-defense/ https://spacenews.com/how-to-stop-europes-space-sector-from-lagging-behind-in-defense/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:37:20 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=212057 Galileo satellite

Europe has power, influence and a huge economy — so why is it lagging behind in defense?

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