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PLD Space has raised €210 million in 2026, anchored by Europe's largest equity round for a launch company and an EIB venture debt facility. With MIURA 5 approaching its maiden orbital flight from French Guiana later this year, the Elche-based company sits at the center of Europe's push for sovereign access to space. Sales Manager Daniele Dallari joins the defense-stage panel at SmallSat Europe.
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ESA's Φ-lab builds foundation models, onboard AI, and quantum computing tools for Earth observation. Dr. Giuseppe Borghi has led the division since 2020, directing the intelligence layer that turns satellite data into actionable insight.
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SES closed a $3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat and now chairs the GovSat board overseeing Luxembourg's defense satcom partnership. Philippe Glaesener brings the European sovereignty question in satellite communications to SmallSat Europe.
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The man who directed SpaceX's first Dragon missions built a smallsat company, took it public, sold it to Lockheed Martin, and now runs an advanced materials firm. At SmallSat Europe, Dr. Marco Villa joins the opening market outlook panel.
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Mynaric builds the laser terminals that connect the U.S. Space Development Agency's proliferated architecture. In April 2026, Rocket Lab completed a $155 million acquisition of the Munich-based company. Lubos Fedora brings that story to SmallSat Europe's Optical Mesh panel.
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Odysseus Space CEO Jordan Vannitsen is building a laser communication service from Luxembourg. At SmallSat Europe, he joins a panel on quantum-ready constellations and unhackable optical links.
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Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space have announced a new partnership aimed at revolutionizing spacecraft longevity and sustainability. Unveiled against the backdrop of the Space Propulsion 2026 conference, the collaboration […]
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On Friday, May 22, 2026, Viasat, Inc. announced the successful completion of the first satellite-enabled smartphone text and push-to-talk messaging demonstration in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The live showcase occurred […]
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On Sunday, May 24, 2026, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The mission, carried to low-Earth […]
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Embracing Speed and Iteration At the recent Space Canada Horizons conference, Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell announced a major shift in how the organization approaches space procurement. Moving away […]
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