Aeolus-2 will carry a Doppler wind lidar with ultraviolet lasers similar to the instrument aboard the original Aeolus spacecraft.

ESA authorized Airbus to begin spacecraft design and development for Aeolus-2 on July 2 at ECSAT in Harwell, United Kingdom.

The United Nations’ World Urbanization Prospects 2025 uses data from the Global Human Settlement Layer developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre within Copernicus Emergency Management Service.

Comparable data from World Urbanization Prospects 2025 can support investment planning in infrastructure, housing, transport, health services, and energy services.

The Global Human Settlement Layer integrates satellite imagery with national census data to reconstruct the distribution of population and built-up areas.

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia are projected to account for more than half of the expected growth in the world’s urban population by 2050.

Copernicus geospatial data are used for urban planning, risk exposure assessment, emergency management, and territorial policy.

Av-Comm Space and Defence collaborated with Lockheed Martin on Commonwealth space and defence missions.

Av-Comm Space and Defence has grown to more than 35 staff.

Av-Comm Space and Defence covers project work from site acquisition and design through installation, testing, and sustainment.

Av-Comm Space and Defence identifies “The Cassowary” as the first Australian-made multi-orbit antenna system.

Av-Comm Space and Defence has in-house design and manufacturing capability.

Av-Comm Space and Defence was founded in 1981 by Garry Cratt.

Av-Comm Space and Defence aims to expand its domestic manufacturing role.

Av-Comm Space and Defence has supported SouthPAN, the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, and the Mobile User Objective System.

Av-Comm Space and Defence provides ground segment and satellite communications infrastructure for defence, government, and commercial customers.

Av-Comm Space and Defence has worked with prime contractors to deliver satellite communications infrastructure for international programs.

Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has defined the program for the first edition of Beyond Exploration Expo (BEX) 2026.

The BEX 2026 program will show how space technologies can be applied in agrifood, health, technical textiles, and sports.

The SkyFall mission will deploy three helicopters on Mars.

Firefly Aerospace will adapt technologies and processes developed for the Blue Ghost lander, the Elytra orbital vehicle, and its launch systems for the SkyFall mission.

The SkyFall aeroshell will protect the vehicle during entry into Mars’ atmosphere and enable the release of three helicopters for science and technology demonstrations.

The SkyFall contract is Firefly Aerospace’s first assignment related to the mission.

Firefly Aerospace will design, produce, integrate, and qualify the SkyFall mission’s aeroshell.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory awarded Firefly Aerospace a $13 million subcontract for the SkyFall mission.

The SkyFall mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than the end of 2028.

Firefly Aerospace will build and test the SkyFall aeroshell at its facilities in Texas.

The Altius mission will use limb-sounding techniques and a high-resolution spectral imager to deliver vertical profiles of ozone and other atmospheric gases.

ÉireComposites manufactured composite components for Altius, the European Space Agency’s Earth observation satellite.

ÉireComposites produced three carbon fibre stray light baffles for Altius’s optical instrument.

The Altius satellite is designed to monitor ozone and other trace gases in the atmosphere.

The three stray light baffles will be the first optical subsystem manufactured in Ireland to be launched into space.

The Altius mission is developed within ESA’s Earth Watch programme.

Altius is scheduled to launch in 2028 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

ÉireComposites’ project with ESA is supported by Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta.

ÉireComposites’ three stray light baffles will be the first external satellite components and the largest functioning space hardware manufactured in Ireland to be launched into space.

The Altius mission is financed primarily by Belgium, with contributions from Canada, Luxembourg, and Romania.

The Euclid Consortium includes more than 2,000 researchers from 300 institutions and processes data from the Euclid Wide Survey.

Daming Yang is a researcher at Leiden University and the lead author of the study presenting the quasar discovery.

European Space Imaging’s upgraded ground segment prioritizes automated application programming interface integration over manual image requests.

European Space Imaging’s infrastructure overhaul rolls out across its regional facilities to support defense, border security, maritime tracking, and crisis response operations.

GAF Geospatial GmbH integrated European Space Imaging’s updated web system into the Copernicus Rapid Response Desk.

The Munich operational hub keeps data curation, cloud computing, and decryption workflows within a secure environment.

European Space Imaging’s upgrade is designed to reduce the time required to task, collect, and process high-resolution spaceborne intelligence.

European Space Imaging’s multi-sensor platform ingests high-resolution synthetic aperture radar and radio frequency signals in addition to optical data.

European Space Imaging’s upgraded Munich node provides a self-contained gateway for commercial satellite intelligence.

The Copernicus Rapid Response Desk uses European Space Imaging’s updated web system to execute automated catalogue queries, command urgent image acquisitions, and monitor order fulfillment metrics during emergency response and environmental security missions across Europe.

European Space Imaging operates an operational hub near Munich in close coordination with the German Aerospace Center.

European Space Imaging upgraded its satellite ground segment and cloud network architecture on July 8, 2026.

Europe’s space industry booked 10.9 billion euros ($12.5 billion) in sales in 2025.