European Space Industry

Ariane 6 delivers Amazon’s first commercial batch into orbit

Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket successfully deployed 32 Project Kuiper satellites, marking its transition from a delayed experimental vehicle to a commercial workhorse for the Ame… Apr 30, 2026

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A Cold War in High Orbit

The threat of nuclear anti-satellite weapons and kinetic debris highlights the extreme fragility of Europe’s critical infrastructure and the limits of strategic autonomy. Apr 30, 2026

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General Whiting’s Space Nuclear Warning Reveals a Continental Defense Gap

As US Space Command warns of a 'Pearl Harbor' in orbit, Europe's reliance on fragile satellite constellations faces a grim industrial reality check. Apr 18, 2026

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Kennedy Space Center set for Artemis II — deeper than Apollo, but no Moon landing

NASA's Kennedy Space Center is preparing to launch Artemis II, a 10‑day crewed test flight that will send four astronauts farther than Apollo did — without attempting a lunar land… Mar 31, 2026

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Ariane 64 Debut: Europe's Most Powerful Rocket

Arianespace launched the Ariane 64 — Europe’s most powerful rocket — on 12 February 2026, lofting 32 Amazon Leo broadband satellites to low Earth orbit. The mission demonstrated f… Feb 13, 2026

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Germany's Own Starlink Bid

Rheinmetall and OHB are in early talks to form a joint bid to build a Starlink-style low Earth orbit communications network for the Bundeswehr, part of Berlin's €35bn push into mi… Jan 26, 2026

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Moon, Mercury and Magnetospheres: Five 2026 Missions

From a crewed lunar flyaround to a long‑awaited Mercury arrival and new heliosphere probes, 2026 will be a pivotal year for missions that test human systems, hunt lunar resources … Dec 31, 2025

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Europe Passes Record Space Budget; NASA Cuts

At an ESA ministerial in Bremen this week, member states approved a record three‑year budget that boosts science and exploration ambitions even as NASA faces deep cuts under the U… Dec 03, 2025

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European aerospace firms form joint space champion to challenge SpaceX

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales are combining their space operations into a single Toulouse‑based company employing about 25,000 people and generating roughly €6.5bn a year, aiming to… Nov 13, 2025

Articles about European Space Industry

Ariane 6 delivers Amazon’s first commercial batch into orbit

A Cold War in High Orbit

General Whiting’s Space Nuclear Warning Reveals a Continental Defense Gap

Kennedy Space Center set for Artemis II — deeper than Apollo, but no Moon landing

Ariane 64 Debut: Europe's Most Powerful Rocket

Germany's Own Starlink Bid

Moon, Mercury and Magnetospheres: Five 2026 Missions

Europe Passes Record Space Budget; NASA Cuts

European aerospace firms form joint space champion to challenge SpaceX