Tag: space-sovereignty
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Isar Aerospace Raises €270 Million to Scale Spectrum Rocket Production and Expand Global Launch Network
German launch services company Isar Aerospace has secured a €270 million Series D funding round to accelerate global expansion, increase production of its Spectrum launch vehicle and strengthen sovereign space capabilities for Europe, NATO members and allied nations. The company said the new capital will support the worldwide scaling of its operations and the ramp-up…
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Europe Shifts Focus to Orbital Services Beyond Launch Sovereignty
Why is Europe shifting from launch sovereignty to orbital services dominance? European space leaders are pivoting away from the decades-long obsession with launch independence toward capturing the rapidly expanding orbital services market, projected to reach $4.2 billion by 2030. This strategic shift acknowledges that Europe’s biggest competitive advantage lies not in building rockets, but in…
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Australia’s HEO Buys Satellite Already in Orbit to Fast-Track Sovereign Space Capability
Australian non-Earth imaging startup HEO has acquired an operational satellite from Argentina-based Earth observation company Satellogic, opting for an in-orbit purchase rather than building and launching a new spacecraft to establish sovereign imaging capability. The satellite, formerly known as NewSat-34 and now renamed Continuum-1, will immediately expand HEO’s non-Earth imaging (NEI) capacity, enabling applications such…