French in-orbit servicing startup Infinite Orbits has raised €40 million to expand its European presence and accelerate development of Endurance and Orbit Guard. https://t.co/iJF9L1dJUE

.@HyPr_Space has raised €21 million to perform its Baguette One suborbital test flight and accelerate the development of its OB-1 rocket. https://t.co/nbkqkCwyl0

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will test a new European-made spacesuit during her mission to the International Space Station in 2026. https://t.co/lAiq9XSqyV

The Exploration Company has completed hypervelocity impact testing of the shielding that will protect its Nyx spacecraft against micrometeoroids and orbital debris. https://t.co/OqyE0HwgGP

Isar Aerospace has delivered the stages for the second flight of its Spectrum to its launch facilities in Norway and is gearing up for pre-flight testing. https://t.co/sUnVWXJK9n

President Macron opened with a stark warning: “space is no longer a sanctuary; it has become a battlefield.” He warned that “aggressive powers have multiplied irresponsible, illegal and even hostile actions at the highest levels, just as they have done here on Earth.”

France has unveiled a new national space strategy along with increases in spending for both its military and civil space programmes. https://t.co/Vw0buNQ2h5

Another European satellite manufacturer joins the recent funding wave. This time, France’s U-Space has secured €24 million to ramp up production and expand into international markets. https://t.co/T83WqsOViU

OHB Digital Connect has secured a €10.7 million contract to supply 86 receivers for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory in South Africa. https://t.co/zQTk8YCbk4

OHB has established the European Spaceport Company to consolidate its launch infrastructure projects, including its participation in the German Offshore Spaceport project. https://t.co/nwTqOammc2

The US Government has criticised the proposed EU Space Act, calling its regulations “unfair and unwarranted” and warning they could harm transatlantic cooperation. https://t.co/lGQmD0gLrT

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to establish a European Satellite Operations Centre in Germany to manage a new direct-to-smartphone satellite communications constellation. https://t.co/hFGYeFJiux

Germany's ATMOS Space Cargo intends to launch a technology demonstration mission aboard HyPrSpace’s Baguette One test flight in 2026. https://t.co/Na756LQf2d

Germany's Rheinmetall and Finland's ICEYE have established a joint venture to build satellites in a repurposed automotive facility in Neuss, Germany. https://t.co/jLDVRGot0H

Arianespace aims to launch as many as eight Ariane 6 flights in 2026, including the debut of the more powerful, four-booster version of the rocket. https://t.co/4scZbT9NYw

Poland’s Astronika has successfully tested the ramp system that will allow ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover to descend from its landing platform onto the surface of Mars. https://t.co/BzFsACrHiy

Germany's Reflex Aerospace has raised €50 million in new funding to accelerate the development of its satellite platform and expand its manufacturing capacity. https://t.co/tcfLn43Wpm

Arianespace has successfully launched the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite aboard an Ariane 62 rocket for the European Commission. https://t.co/ZR9xUxyZmn

OHB has completed a full takeover of MT Aerospace, acquiring the remaining 30% stake from Apollo Capital Partners to become the company’s sole shareholder. https://t.co/gHKeGZwItc

OHB will acquire the TechniSat plant in Schöneck to expand its capacity to produce electronic components for its satellites amid growing demand. https://t.co/dPcqOAgM8W