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Stories on the European space industry
Thales Alenia Space Picks its Lunar Lander Team for Argonaut
It’s been almost a year since Thales Alenia Space’s Italian subsidiary won the initial ESA contract to build a descent module for a lunar lander. Getting down to the lunar surface will be a team effort, though, and on Friday the space firm announced it has picked its team.
Orbit Fab Lands ESA, UK Space Agency Refueling Contract
Orbit Fab wants to build gas stations in space, but for its latest contract win, perhaps petrol is the right word.
Tariff Turbulence Boosts Canadian Investment in ESA
Europe’s space industry just got more maple-syrup moolah.
OQ Technology Sends Europe’s First D2D Message
OQ’s milestone opens the door for Europe to build its own sovereign D2D capabilities.
Dcubed To Demo In-Space Solar Manufacturing in 2026
Dcubed unveiled three planned demo missions today that will culminate with building a 2kW solar array in space.
SES Taps Infinite Orbits for GEO Life Extension Mission
Just because something is old, doesn’t mean you throw it away.
U-Space Raises €24M to Boost France’s Sat Production
French satellite manufacturer U-Space closed a €24M ($27.8M) Series A to boost its satellite manufacturing capacity.
ATMOS and Space Cargo Unlimited Target First Reentry Mission in 2026
The mission will be the first of seven where ATMOS’ Phoenix reentry vehicle will carry SCU’s BentoBox platform to orbit and back.
OHB Plans to Push Back on the Airbus-Thales-Leonardo Merger
“We are concerned, and we will participate in the antitrust process against it,” said OHB CEO Marco Fuchs.
US Echoes European Concerns on The EU Space Act
While the American perspective is often unwelcome in European policy debates, it seems this time may represent a rare exception.
