Focus: Europe

United Kingdom space companies applauded the country for releasing the first-ever national space strategy this week. The strategy sets out ambitions for a “Galactic Britain,” with goals to establish launch...

Telespazio has selected the Hughes Network Systems HeloSat helicopter satcom solution for Leonardo helicopters, the companies announced Monday. This satcom solution will serve commercial and military missions across Italy and...

Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is partnering with Hunter Communications to monitor the Earth’s seismic activity, the two companies announced Sept. 20. The companies plan to install high-precision seismometers in...

Making a jump to have its own in-house capabilities to design and manufacture satellites, Britain’s BAE Systems on Tuesday said it has acquired another United Kingdom-based company, In-Space Missions, which is currently...

A group of major Swedish technology companies that recently formed a partnership expects to have prototype low-cost satellite terminals for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) ready for testing and validation in 2022,...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the U.K. branch of D-Orbit a contract to develop debris removal technology, the company announced Wednesday, Sept. 8. The ESA contract is worth...

Dutch satellite industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) company Hiber B.V. has appointed a new CEO. Roel Jansen who joined Hiber as chief commercial officer in March, is now the company’s...

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is now serving the Brazilian TV market for the first time. Russia’s state-owned satellite operator announced Aug. 25 that it had signed a contract...

Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian rocket company, is teaming up with Exolaunch, a German rideshare provider, to enable better a small satellite launch experience customers. The two companies announced the...

European launch service provider Arianespace successfully launched 34 satellites on Saturday for OneWeb, bringing the operator’s total fleet to 288 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation satellites. Arianespace sent the OneWeb satellites...