Dr Agnieszka Lukaszczyk and Torsten Kriening discuss why European space policy must catch up with industry scaling to ensure sovereignty.

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Cette start-up tente le tout premier vol orbital d’une fusée privée depuis le sol européen ce mercredi : comment le suivre ? Isar Aerospace, l'un des fleurons du New Space européen, va tenter un décollage historique ce mercredi 25 mars. S'il aboutit, il s'agira du tout premier vol orbital réussi d'une fusée privée depuis le...

Une start-up européenne se lance : premier vol orbital depuis l’Europe cette semaine, suspense et innovation au rendez-vous ! www.clubic.com/actualite-60... #Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #OrbitalLaunch #EuropeanSpace #NewSpace

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Une start-up européenne se lance : premier vol orbital depuis l’Europe cette semaine, suspense et innovation au rendez-vous ! www.clubic.com/actualite-605902-cette-s... #Space #Science […]

Ariane 64: A Successful Inaugural Flight on the Ariane 64 Heavy-Lift Configuration - HCoC On 12 February 2026, Arianespace successfully carried out the first heavy-configuration flight of the Ariane 64, marking an important step in the development of the European launcher.

#2 — Ariane 64 🇪🇺 | Maiden flight success
📍 Kourou | 12 Feb 2026

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🚀 Strong message at #SSSIF2026: Europe’s space sovereignty isn’t declared, it’s built. One programme at a time: Galileo, IRIS², GovSatCom, EO. Strategy today means competing, cooperating, and accelerating together.
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Lancement Ariane 64 : date, heure et direct du vol VA267 C’est une étape majeure pour l’Europe spatiale. La fusée Ariane 6 s’apprête à décoller le jeudi 12 février 2026 dans sa configuration la plus musclée, dite « 64 ». Chargée de déployer la constellation...

Ariane 6 décolle enfin en version 64, plus puissante que jamais. L’Europe spatiale joue gros, ça passe ou ça casse 🚀
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#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #AerospaceEngineering #Ariane6 #EuropeanSpace #NewSpace

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Ariane 6 décolle enfin en version 64, plus puissante que jamais. L’Europe spatiale joue gros, ça passe ou ça casse 🚀
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European Nations Approve 22 Billion Euro ESA Budget for 2026-2028 European countries agree on a €22.1 billion ESA budget for 2026–2028, focusing on defense, launch innovation, and exploration programs.

🇪🇺 European nations approve a €22.1B ESA budget for 2026–2028, boosting defense, launchers, and exploration. Germany leads; Spain surges while the UK cuts funding. Europe strengthens space autonomy amid global rivals.

#ESA #Germany #EuropeanSpace
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🌍 Meet us in Vienna!

Torsten Kriening & Tamara Blagojevic from https://SpaceWatch.Global will attend the #ESPI Autumn Conference 2025 (28–29 Oct) to discuss Europe as a Space Power.

🔗 https://www.ac.espi.or.at/b?p=ac2025

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Europe’s Space and Security

Spire's Peter Platzer explains why European security relies on European space capabilities, RF intelligence, and climate monitoring at the German Space Congress.

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Europe’s moment in space

#ESA’s Dr. Josef Aschbacher joins Torsten Kriening at #Weltraumkongress to discuss ESA’s role in security, sovereignty, and growth and why Bremen 2025 matters.

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A deep dive into how Avio’s funding will reshape Europe’s aerospace industry, bolster Vega rockets, and support satellite launches amid rising competition from SpaceX, Arianespace, and Chinese players. It will explore strategic partnerships, the EU’s focus on sovereignty in space, and the future of orbital access.

Italian rocket-maker Avio approves €400M capital raise #avio #europeanspace #vegarocket #spacesovereignty #euspace

L’histoire secrète d’Ariane 6 : 10 ans d’essais et de défis avant le grand saut vers l’espace… vous embarquez ? youtu.be/Clvdmyd1pmc #Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #Ariane6 #EuropeanSpace #RocketLaunch

L’histoire secrète d’Ariane 6 : 10 ans d’essais et de défis avant le grand saut vers l’espace… vous embarquez ? https://youtu.be/Clvdmyd1pmc #Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #Ariane6 #EuropeanSpace #RocketLaunch

Soirée Ariane : entre adrénaline, prouesses et 500 M€ le tir… prêt à vibrer pour l’Europe spatiale ? youtu.be/5UL3ZoS_mas #Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #Ariane #EuropeanSpace #RocketLaunch

Soirée Ariane : entre adrénaline, prouesses et 500 M€ le tir… prêt à vibrer pour l’Europe spatiale ? https://youtu.be/5UL3ZoS_mas #Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #Ariane #EuropeanSpace #RocketLaunch

Debate on EU strategy: Is prioritizing jobs and independent access over pure cost-efficiency making Europe's space industry uncompetitive compared to SpaceX? #EuropeanSpace 4/6

Macron challenges Europe to rival US, China in space PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron threw France’s backing behind plans for a European satellite manufacturing champion and called for accelerated deployment of Starlink-type satellites as he declared space the new theatre for world power competition. Speaking at the Paris Airshow on Friday, after France moved to take control of Starlink competitor Eutelsat, Macron called for an energetic push spanning launchers to manufacturing and services as he set out a strategy to counter the sprawling rocket-to-telecoms interests of U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. Staged amid the conflict between Israel and Iran, the world’s largest aerospace event has mostly been dominated by geopolitical and trade tensions and fragile supply chains, rather than the usual glittering jetliner order announcements. On Friday, attention turned from defence displays to space. "At the intersection of all these public and private questions, as well as civil, military, scientific and industrial ones, space has in some way become a gauge of international power," Macron said in a speech to delegates. Europe has taken a lead in Earth observation but has struggled for years to keep up with the United States and China in a domain now considered as strategic as the planet’s oceans. It lost independent access to orbit for more than a year in 2023 following technical problems, delays and a breakdown of ties with Russia over Ukraine that halted use of Soyuz rockets. Despite Europe being the world’s largest exporter of satellites, its two main manufacturers - Airbus and a tie-up between Thales (EPA:TCFP) and Italy’s Leonardo - have struggled to make money and want to pool those activities. "They have our full support and confidence. I want us to build this new champion as soon as possible," Macron said. "This is what will allow us, as Europeans, to have the scale to improve competitiveness and volume. It’s a sector consolidation." Under pressure from Musk’s cheaper low Earth-orbit Starlink satellites and a shift away from bespoke satellites in higher orbit, Airbus, Thales and Leonardo have said they are discussing plans code-named Project Bromo to forge a combined venture. Previous efforts to pool satellite-making have been thwarted by competition concerns. DEFENCE SPENDING In a third battleground, the importance of satellite services and connectivity has been highlighted by Ukraine. On Thursday, France agreed to inject $1.55 billion into debt-laden Eutelsat, sending its shares soaring. U.S. and Chinese spending on space dwarfs European budgets and insiders say industrial squabbling has curbed co-operation. The European Space Agency says the U.S. accounted for nearly two-thirds of the global space budget in 2023; Europe just 11%. Space budgets may get a lift from defence funds flowing into the sector. But fiscal room for Macron’s new agenda is tight. "Partnership between public and private capital will be needed and this requires a considerable effort", said Jean-Pierre Darnis, associate fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research. France is struggling to get public finances under control after spending spiralled higher last year. Europe is already hiking defence spending after U.S. President Donald Trump’s team made clear that the United States was no longer willing to be the main guarantor of Europe’s security. "The big story of this show is sovereignty in the wake of some of the statements by (Trump) questioning U.S. commitment to Europe and to NATO," said Vago Muradian, founder of the Defense & Aerospace Report. Macron flew into Le Bourget days before a NATO summit on a French Air Force A400M transport plane - itself a symbol of Europe’s shifting priorities after years of battles over costs. The future of Europe’s troop plane had been under threat after some of its European NATO sponsor nations including France and Spain slowed the pace of deliveries or cut their orders. Exports have also fallen short of expectations. But Airbus signed an agreement with procurement agency OCCAR at the show to stabilise production until 2029. Weapons makers and buyers are increasingly touting the label "ITAR-free" to avoid getting caught up in U.S. export controls for certain components, a senior European industry official said. ITAR stands for International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Some U.S. suppliers are scoping out ways of offering ITAR-free product lines to avoid being left out by the European spending wave, analysts said. The commercial side of the show fell silent on Friday after being overshadowed by last week’s crash of an Air India Boeing (NYSE:BA) 787 jet in India. Boeing sat out any announcements as Airbus and Embraer rolled out deals earlier in the week. Organisers said the show nonetheless had record attendance.

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9/16 Europe's attempts to counter Musk's influence faltered. OneWeb, Starlink's largest competitor, has only 600 satellites compared to Musk's 7,000+. The EU's planned sovereign network suffered a setback when Italy's PM—a Musk ally—announced preference for Starlink.
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Eutelsat CEO Confirms No Current Alternative to Starlink's Ukraine Operations, Citing Scale Limitations | AI News Brew <p>PARIS/KYIV - The CEO of French-British satellite operator Eutelsat has confirmed there is currently no viable alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink network for Ukraine's satellite communications needs, highlighting ongoing concerns about the country's technological dependence.</p><p>Eva Berneke, Eu...

Eutelsat CEO Confirms No Current Alternative to Starlink's Ukraine Operations, Citing Scale Limitations
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#Starlink #Ukraine #SatelliteTech #SpaceIndustry #Eutelsat #CyberDefense #TechDependency #EuropeanSpace #DefenseTech #SpaceComms

⚡︎ Germany's Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, Europe's first orbital launch attempt, crashed seconds after liftoff from Norway's Andøya spaceport. Though uncrewed test failed, company says valuable data was collected for future missions. #SpaceTech #RocketLaunch #EuropeanSpace #NewsZap #News

2nd Ariane 6 launch. Ejecting solid rocket booster.

What a great 2nd launch for Ariane 6. Super cool views on the way up and good luck with the rest of the mission to deliver a new [military] #EarthObservation satellite to orbit. #Ariane6 @esa.int @arianegroup.bsky.social @josefaschbacher.esa.int @euspa.bsky.social #europeanspace

EU Commission Calls for Faster Progress on Launcher Development Europe must accelerate its work of launchers, says European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, stressing the need for bold decisions, policy action, and increased funding.

Europe need Space more than ever.
But not at all costs!?
Yes or No? Private Fundings!
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- Europe must extend it‘s efforts to the space program
- ESA works as well on an internet satellite system to compete with Starlink in the near future.

#ESA #EuropeanSpace #Space #Ariane6 #Starlink #SpaceX #NASA

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- Next step is to make Ariane rocket stage reusable
- Each person living in an ESA member state only contributes 12€ per year of tax money to the ESA program. In the US it‘s 5 times more.

#ESA #EuropeanSpace #Space #Ariane6 #Starlink #SpaceX #NASA

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- Each euro invested to the ESA brings a return of 7-8€ to the European economy
- Ariane 6 rocket fulfills the needs the Europe has for itself when it‘s about deploying payload to space but the program must be extended to compete with Space X

#ESA #EuropeanSpace #Space #Ariane6 #SpaceX

The Director General of the ESA, Josef Aschbacher, interviewed by DW about the importance of the ESA and the European space program for Europe (1/4)

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Supporting the Zero Debris Charter | OPS Portal Satellites in orbit underpin our modern lives. But swirling fragments of past space endeavours are trapped in orbit around Earth, threatening our future in space in sharply increasing numbers.

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