Europe
Stories on the European space industry
Neuraspace Raises €15.6M to Scale its SDA Service
As the number of satellites in orbit rises, and space becomes an increasingly important domain for defense ministries around the world, Neuraspace has been raking it in.
Kreios Taps Kongsberg NanoAvionics for 2028 VLEO Demo
Kreios’ debut mission will attempt to validate the company’s ability to fire an ABEP thruster at a range of altitudes below LEO.
Payload Field Guide: European Launchers
Europe is firing on all fronts to stand up new launch capabilities, but the continent isn’t moving as fast as it might hope.
ESA Puts €65M Behind Europe’s First Lunar Ice Rover
ispace-Europe is heading to the Moon following a €65M commitment from ESA for Europe’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission.
FCC Filings Show Eutelsat is Working on a New 528-sat Constellation Beyond OneWeb
While not stating it outright, the company’s comments to Payload suggest that Next is not yet a fully developed program.
The UK Scraps the Department in Charge of UKSA
As the UK touted its aerospace achievements at the Farnborough Air Show, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham saw the perfect opportunity to scrap the department responsible.
deltaVision Raises €10.2M to Build In-Orbit Refueling Tech
deltaVision plans to use the new capital to fund two parallel expansion efforts: grow its manufacturing capacity, and research new capabilities.
UK Commits £62M into Domestic Space Capabilities
The UK government announced £62M ($83.3M) in new funds Monday to develop domestic satcom and space technologies.
ISU Founder Shares a Vision Beyond Liquidation
Payload spoke with ISU cofounder Bob Richards and Dean Emerita Angie Bukley about what happened, and what comes next.
SWISSto12 Closes $70M Series C
European space company SWISSto12 has raised a $70M Series C, which will help it scale to meet the global demand for sovereign hardware in orbit.
Lunar Outpost Joins ESA’s Moonraker Mission in 2030
Lunar Outpost Europe will develop thermal management solutions to help Moonraker withstand the wide temperature swings in lunar orbit.
NATO Allies Plan to Stitch Together Sovereign Space Fleets
Eight NATO allies announced plans this week to combine their national defense satellites into a single network.
