Europe • Startups

European Space Startups Steal the Show in Paris

European space startups have long wondered when big institutional buyers would stop handing large contracts exclusively to legacy A&D primes. During the last few weeks, it’s become clear that time is now.

Europe • Science • Startups

Exclusive: Space Cargo Unlimited Booked a Third of its Starfall Capacity

Demand appears to be skyrocketing, thanks to a new wave of pharmaceutical companies and researchers realizing that microgravity can provide benefits in drug discovery and research.

ISS • Startups

Icarus Robotics Completes Parabolic Flight Test Ahead of ISS Mission

Icarus Robotics completed a four-flight parabolic test campaign of its free-flying robot—named Joy—in preparation for its first ISS mission in 2027.

EO • Startups

Hydrosat Unveils Osiris Constellation Ahead of 2027 Launch

Very rarely can someone offer you the best of both worlds, but Hydrosat’s newest constellation claims to do just that.

Europe • Launch

SEOPS Books Five Launches on Isar’s Spectrum Rocket

Isar Aerospace became the first European launch startup to reach orbit less than two weeks ago, and already the market is demanding more.

Launch

Maverick Books 10 Kepler Sats to Fill Excess Capacity On Portal’s Dedicated Launch

Everybody’s looking for launch capacity these days, and for those who have it, the phones are ringing off the hook.

Business • EO • Europe

Kuva Space Spots Illegal Poppy Farms from Orbit

Kuva Space released data today from a pilot program that demonstrated its ability to monitor illegal crop farming from space.

EO • Technology

Satellogic Expands DoD Work As it Preps for Next Launch

Satellogic is gearing up to launch its latest batch of satellites next month, potentially including the company’s first Merlin sat, which is designed to gather constant 1-m-resolution EO imagery.

Business • Europe • International

International Space Summit Highlights the Strength of Europe’s Space Ecosystem

Efforts by the US government to rain on Europe’s parade this week backfired.

Deep Space • Startups

Inversion Space Wins NASA Contract to Study Aerocapture Flight

NASA announced today it awarded Inversion a contract to study a new method of interplanetary travel which uses a planetary body’s atmosphere to slow incoming spacecraft looking to enter into orbit.

LEO • Startups

TrustPoint Taps EnduroSat to Build 40-sat GNSS Constellation

EnduroSat will build a 40-sat constellation for TrustPoint, the startup building a commercial GNSS service, the companies announced today.

Satcom • Startups

Eclipse Space Unveils Three Satellite Platforms for Constellations

Eclipse Space unveiled details of its first three satellite platforms, each targeting a different in-space capability—D2D comms, broadband connectivity, and in-orbit compute.

Europe • ISAM • Satcom

Eutelsat Taps Infinite Orbits for GEO Life Extension Mission

Eutelsat announced an agreement today tasking the Infinite Orbits with increasing the life span of at least one of its GEO sats.