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Europe is the only major space power building its smallsat sector on defense procurement rather than venture capital or state industrial policy. The demand signal is institutional, contracted, and accelerating.
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Ahead of the 2026 SATShow in Washington, D.C., Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has unveiled its strategic roadmap for the year, centered on high-revisit Earth observation and the critical role of […]
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AUSTIN, Texas — In a series of recent industry briefings and podcasts under the Securing the Future of Space campaign, leading experts have highlighted the critical “sovereign-commercial nexus” required to […]
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With the European space sector undergoing a structural shift toward security and autonomy, organizers of SmallSat Europe 2026 have issued a final call for technical papers. The deadline for abstract submissions is January 23, 2026, leaving engineers and researchers less than two weeks to propose presentations for the continent’s largest dedicated small satellite conference.
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At CES 2026, the relationship is no longer a one-way street; it has evolved into a symbiotic loop where neither can reach its $1 trillion potential without the other. However, […]
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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced a structural overhaul of the service’s acquisition authorities on Dec. 11, revealing a transition from the traditional Program Executive Officer (PEO) model to "Portfolio Acquisition Executives" (PAEs) designed to decentralize decision-making.
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By Sean Payne, SatNews Events ORLANDO, Fla. — Targeting a critical disconnect between technical space operators and the government officials who fund them, the Space Force Association (SFA) has established […]
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Gen. Michael Guetlein, the recently appointed Director of the Golden Dome missile defense program, accepted a leadership award at the Space Power Conference tonight, appearing remotely on the main stage screen to outline the urgent operational tempo of the Pentagon's new $175 billion homeland defense initiative.
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December 8, 2025 – The global science outreach organization Astronomy on Tap (AoT) is expanding its operational footprint this week with the launch of a new chapter in Lubbock, Texas, […]
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London, U.K. — The global space sector’s leading investors, technologists, and executives gathered at The Natural History Museum on Friday night for the debut of the Global Space Awards (GSA). […]
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