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ESA Eyes 2028 with European Resilience from Space Program

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher proposed a massive new project this week to bring together European defense capabilities in 2028. The European Resilience from Space program (ERS) would have a budget of €1B and focus on two major capabilities in orbit. 

CivilEurope

UK Space Agency Sees Budget Growth Under DSIT

this week we got our first indication of what the UK space industry can expect—at least, from a financial perspective—after announcing its joining the UK government’s Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology

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CivilEurope

UK Space Agency Sees Budget Growth Under DSIT

this week we got our first indication of what the UK space industry can expect—at least, from a financial perspective—after announcing its joining the UK government’s Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology

EuropeVC/PE

EnduroSat Raises $100M+, Opens New Space Center

The round, announced on Thursday, included participation from Riot Ventures, Google Ventures, Lux Capital, the European Innovation Council Fund, and Shrug Capital. 

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European Startups to Test a New Lightweight Composite

FibreCoat from Germany and Lofith Composites from Spain have joined forces to develop a new composite for satellite panels that aims to be lighter and stronger compared with conventional materials.

Europe

UKSA Taps Slingshot For SDA Tech

As part of the contract, Slingshot will build 13 optical sensor systems at five sites around the globe, allowing the UK government to precisely track everything from satellites to debris to asteroids, according to a press release.

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European Startups to Test a New Lightweight Composite

FibreCoat from Germany and Lofith Composites from Spain have joined forces to develop a new composite for satellite panels that aims to be lighter and stronger compared with conventional materials.

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Besxar Emerges From Stealth with SpaceX Launch Deal

Semiconductor manufacturing is big business, and a new startup from Washington, DC has plans to take it out of this world.

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VC Investors Weigh the Impact of Europe’s Major Merger

Payload spoke with a handful of venture capital firms on the continent, and the overwhelming sentiment was the same: Startups are going to be just fine.

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Nyxara is Building Lasers To Pierce the Clouds

In the world of optical communications, cloudy days are bad for business.