Europe is still waiting on reliable access to space. Investors are keen on shortening that wait.

If you want to launch from Europe, be prepared to queue for a while.

This week, Beyond Gravity became the latest European parts manufacturer to expand its production facility.

European space agencies, satellite manufacturers, and parts suppliers have spent 2025 pouring capital and concrete to boost their sovereign, high-skilled manufacturing capacities.

Air-breathing propulsion works exactly as it sounds. The satellites fly between 150km and 500km in altitude, and use oxygen in the upper atmosphere for fuel.

Instances of satellite jamming are on the rise, and so are optical communications solutions to defend against interference.

Frontier is preparing to fly a second (slightly pared-down) SpaceLab next year aboard Orbital Paradigm’s new reentry platform.

The quickest delivery service isn’t coming via drone from an Amazon fulfilment center—it’s coming from space.