SpaceNews : Small GEO strategies diverge around vertical integration
[[{“value”:” TAMPA, Fla. — The fledgling small geostationary satellite manufacturing market is splitting across a spectrum of vertical integration strategies as companies weigh sovereignty, speed and scale in reshaping space-based communications. On one end sits Switzerland’s Swissto12, which recently expanded downstream by acquiring Ku-band active electronically steered antenna (AESA) terminal assets from Hanwha Phasor, during […]
SpaceNews : Novaspace and the Occitanie Region Launch the Inaugural Space Summit for a Resilient Future in 2026
[[{“value”:” Paris, September 17, 2025 – Novaspace, with the support of the Occitanie Region, will host the inaugural Space Summit for a Resilient Future on May 12–13, 2026 in Toulouse, France. This international gathering will convene more than 500 leaders, policymakers, industry executives, and end users from across the global space value chain to explore […]
SpaceNews : Redwire’s global strategy from space to security
[[{“value”:” [embedded content] In this week’s special CEO Series edition of Space Minds, we’re at the World Space Business Week in Paris. In today’s episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Peter Cannito, CEO of Redwire. They discuss the future of the European space market, Redwire’s expanding footprint, and the growing intersection of space and […]
SpaceNews : President Trump’s Golden Dome: golden dream or black nightmare?
[[{“value”:” With great fanfare, the newly installed American President Donald Trump launched the idea of the United States creating an “Iron Dome” to protect America against aerial threats, similar to how the Iron Dome provides security to Israel. However, I find that the Golden Dome will bring the opposite of what the president thinks it […]
SpaceNews : Maxar and Ecopia roll out AI-powered Earth mapping system
[[{“value”:” WASHINGTON — Maxar Intelligence released a new mapping product developed with Ecopia AI that converts satellite imagery into detailed 2D and 3D maps. The product, called Vivid Features, combines Maxar’s satellite imagery archive with Ecopia’s artificial intelligence software to automatically identify and outline buildings, roads, vegetation, water bodies and other features. Vector maps, unlike […]
SpaceNews : Does Europe need a spaceplane?
[[{“value”:” PARIS – Europe should be investing in disruptive capabilities like spaceplanes, said Maj. Gen. Philippe Koffi, French armament agency DGA strategic lead for air, land and naval combat. “A spaceplane is maneuverable, reusable and flexible, so it can deliver payload in orbit, recover critical assets, conduct reconnaissance and intervene against threats in orbit,” Koffi […]
SpaceNews : ReOrbit raises 45 million euros to increase spacecraft production
[[{“value”:” PARIS — Finnish spacecraft developer ReOrbit has raised 45 million euros ($53.3 million) to increase spacecraft production to meet growing demand from government customers. The company billed the recent Series A round as the largest all-equity round for a Finnish company. Springvest, a Finnish venture capital fund, led the round with participation from several […]
SpaceNews : Successful flight on Falcon 9 for EOS-8’’, MECANO ID’s Satellite Ejection System
[[{“value”:” Toulouse, France — MECANO ID, a leading provider of advanced mechanical and thermal solutions for the space industry, has reached a major milestone. On August 26, its EOS-8’’ satellite ejection system successfully deployed LEAP-1, an Earth observation platform developed by Dhruva Space, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket operated by SpaceX. This successful separation confirms […]
SpaceNews : Thruster issue delays Cygnus arrival at ISS
[[{“value”:” PARIS — NASA is delaying the arrival of a Cygnus spacecraft at the International Space Station to investigate a thruster problem with the cargo vehicle. NASA announced late Sept. 16 that the NG-23 Cygnus would not arrive at the vicinity of the station early Sept. 17, as originally scheduled, after the spacecraft’s main engine […]
SpaceNews : Project Kuiper plots broadband services in five countries by end of March
[[{“value”:” TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon is preparing to double the size of its Project Kuiper constellation to over 200 satellites this year with three more launches, supporting broadband services in the U.S. and four other countries by the end of March. Ricky Freeman, president of the constellation’s Kuiper Government Solutions division, said Sept. 15 during […]