CubeMAP was ESA’s first Scout mission selected for development.

The European Space Agency has approved the HiBiDiS and SOVA-S Scout missions for development.

ESA scrapped the CubeMAP mission in 2023 after determining that it could not be delivered in time and on budget.

Dual-use space assets are an issue in the proposed EU Space Act review process.

The European Union Competitiveness Council sent the proposed EU Space Act back for further revision on May 29.

Italy is deploying the €1B+ IRIDE Earth observation constellation with more than 60 satellites.

Germany earmarked €35 billion in September for investment in space-defense capabilities.

Germany is developing a €10B Starlink alternative with 100 satellites that is scheduled to come online in 2029.

The European Commission proposed a €131 billion fund for space and defense last year.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius proposed a European Space Component Command to reduce redundancy in regional space systems.

ESA secured more than €900 million in commitments at its 2025 ministerial conference to support the European Launcher Challenge.

The EU Commission proposed spectrum allocation rules that would reserve at least two-thirds of available frequencies for European satellite operators.

Leonardo UK plans to increase its headcount in expectation of greater defense spending.

Project Bromo is a proposed €6.5 billion merger of the space divisions of Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales.

The FCC filed a document this month to update its rules so Americans benefit from space-industry innovation and investment.

Austria plans to launch three military satellites and one test object into orbit next year.

France announced an additional €4.2 billion in military space funding in November for deployment by 2030.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said the FCC’s approach to European satellite operators in the United States is based on reciprocity and nondiscrimination.

The UK fast-tracked Ministry of Defence contracts to 13 local defense-tech startups this month.

Poland established the Geospatial Intelligence & Satellite Services Agency to manage its growing fleet of Earth observation satellites.

The European Union is developing the €10.6B IRIS 2 constellation with 290 satellites for full operation by 2030.

Koen Willems is Vice President of EU/NATO Programs and Government Relations at ST Engineering iDirect Europe.

EUSPA's proposed mandate pivot moves toward an even more operational approach in which space infrastructure development goes hand in hand with secure and resilient services.

Fabio Angellotti is Space Segment Leader at EUSPA.

D-Orbit framed in-orbit servicing as a way to turn satellites into manageable assets and shift the space sector from missions to operations.

Stefano Antonetti is Vice President of Strategy and Growth at D-Orbit.

Sabrina Alam is Space Lead at the SnT Technology Transfer Office at the University of Luxembourg.

Kepler Communications is building a real-time optical network in low Earth orbit.

Kepler Communications' network includes optical inter-satellite links, on-orbit compute, and distributed sensors.

EUSPA operates at the interface between infrastructure, industry, and users.

Reflex Aerospace argues that software-defined space applications only work when the underlying hardware fits the mission and customer needs.

Dennis Moore is CCO of Reflex Aerospace.

Italy's IRIDE programme and Spain's Atlantic Constellation are presented as infrastructure programmes.

Europe's post-Niinistö defense-space capital is described as €131 billion.

Domenico Mignolo is Head of the Technology and Products Division at the European Space Agency.

The Transporter-Erector at LC-36 was completely destroyed.

Blue Origin’s LC-36 launch site was heavily damaged after New Glenn exploded during a failed hotfire test.

The tank farm at LC-36 was not heavily damaged.

The satellite ground segment generated $165.2 billion in 2025, up 6% from the previous year.

The commercial satellite sector generated $303 billion in 2025 and accounted for 71% of the global space market.

Commercial launch revenue rose to $12.4 billion in 2025, a 33% increase from 2024.

Global satellite broadband subscribers grew 62% in 2025 to more than 10 million.

By the end of 2025, U.S. companies were operating more than 70% of the total satellites in orbit, in whole or in part.

The global space economy grew 3% in 2025 and generated $429 billion in revenue.

U.S. launch companies won 63% of launches conducted in 2025 and 59% of commercial launch revenue.

Satellite ground equipment and global navigation satellite system services generated $165.2 billion in 2025, up 6% from the previous year.

Satellite services revenue reached $105 billion in 2025 after a 16% increase in broadband revenue and a 4% increase in remote-sensing revenue.

Commercial launch revenues reached $12.4 billion in 2025, a 33% increase from 2024.

Satellite manufacturing revenue reached $20.4 billion in 2025.

American launch companies won 63% of launches conducted in 2025 and 59% of commercial launch revenues.