Europe
Stories on the European space industry
Seraphim Space Investment Trust Doubled its Value in 2026
Seraphim’s major holdings—ICEYE, ALL.SPACE, D-Orbit, HawkEye 360, and Xona Space Systems, which together represent more than 75% of the firm’s portfolio—all had a great year, and that success has trickled upwards.
UKSA Taps ClearSpace for Country’s First Debris Removal Mission
The UK Space Agency is dressing up as a waste-management company for Halloween.
Europe’s Space Defenses Fall Just Shy of Weaponization
Europe doesn’t have any weapons in space—but that doesn’t mean the region is comfortable flying around in orbit defenseless.
Skyrora Shifts Orbital Launch Timeline to 2030
First-mover advantage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—at least, that’s the thought process for UK launcher Skyrora.
Foundational Raises £8.2M for Satellite Laser Ranging
Foundational emerged from stealth today with Europe’s largest space tech pre-seed round.
Blackswan Space Raises €2.5M Seed to Fund RPO Kit Demo
The round comes as Blackswan gears up for its first in-orbit mission of its RPO Kit payload.
Isaacman Doubles Down on New NASA Model for International Partnerships
Isaacman is less than a year on the job, but he’s already upended the way the agency interacts with the rest of the world.
Exclusive: Exolaunch Books its first Starfall Mission
Exolaunch signed an agreement to support customer payloads on a SpaceX Starfall reentry mission scheduled to launch on a Starship NET 2029.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
