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Planet joined an Airbus-led consortium supplying high-resolution imagery through the European Commission’s Copernicus Earth observation program.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductDec 10, 2018Planet sets sights on the long game: Building robust subscription business

Thales Alenia Space received 400,000,000 EUR in 2015 to build Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-1D for the European Commission’s Copernicus system.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2018Commercial EO innovation challenges snail-pace government timescales

The RemoveDebris project is led by the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey and is co-funded by the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductNov 5, 2018At small satellite conference, frustration about lagging efforts to deal with space junk

The European Commission proposed earlier 2018 to create an "EU Agency for the Space Programme."

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 26, 2018ESA’s leader gets mandate to negotiate with EU, set agenda for next ministerial council

An Airbus-led consortium including Planet won a contract in July to provide high-resolution imagery of Europe for the European Commission and the European Space Agency’s Copernicus program.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductOct 19, 2018Airbus leveraging partnerships, investments to deliver greater ground truth

Arianespace-operated Soyuz launches previously supported medium Earth orbit missions for the European Commission’s Galileo navigation satellites and SES’s O3b telecom fleet.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductOct 11, 2018Arianespace assessing impact of crewed Soyuz failure on satellite-launching variant

Galileo was built through the European Space Agency and is managed by the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 10, 2018GMV wins 250 million euro ground control contract for Europe’s Galileo navigation system

ThrustMe received €2.4 million from the European Commission to commercialize an electric propulsion system for small satellites.

Mentioned as: european commissionTechnical ProductAug 8, 2018Electric propulsion startup ThrustMe gets $2.8 million from European Commission

ThrustMe received European Commission funding on 2018-08-01 following a May selection through the EC’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation investment program.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipAug 8, 2018Electric propulsion startup ThrustMe gets $2.8 million from European Commission

The Galileo program is managed by the European Commission under a contract with the European Space Agency.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipJul 25, 2018Ariane 5 rocket sends next 4 Galileo satellites into orbit

The European Commission plans to allocate 9,700,000,000 EUR to the Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) satellite navigation systems for 2021–2027.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipJun 26, 2018EU eyes 16-billion-euro space program for navigation systems, Earth observation, components

The European Commission plans to allocate 5,800,000,000 EUR to the Copernicus Earth-observation program for 2021–2027.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipJun 26, 2018EU eyes 16-billion-euro space program for navigation systems, Earth observation, components

The European Commission plans to allocate 500,000,000 EUR to the development of new security components for its space program for 2021–2027.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipJun 26, 2018EU eyes 16-billion-euro space program for navigation systems, Earth observation, components

The European Commission plans to spend 16,000,000,000 EUR on a space program to boost the EU’s space capabilities in the years 2021 to 2027.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipJun 26, 2018EU eyes 16-billion-euro space program for navigation systems, Earth observation, components

The European Commission’s planned financing includes funds for the full deployment of Galileo, the continuation of Copernicus, addressing new security challenges, and R&D to develop a new generation of satellites for Galileo and Copernicus.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductJun 26, 2018EU eyes 16-billion-euro space program for navigation systems, Earth observation, components

Arianespace scheduled its next mission for July 2018 to launch four Galileo navigation satellites for the European Commission and the European Space Agency.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GrowthApr 24, 2018Arianespace cancels Ariane 5 launch over ISRO satellite issue

The PEASSS satellite was developed as part of a consortium under the European Commission FP7 program with Dutch development partner and project lead TNO.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipFeb 15, 2017ISIS gets 101 CubeSats launched during recordbreaking PSLV launch

The European Commission manages and finances the Galileo program.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductErster Start von Galileo-Satelliten mit einer Ariane 6
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