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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

MaiaSpace reported €180M of advance payments in 2024, filings show

Public filings published in July show French rocket builder MaiaSpace received €180 million in advance payments during 2024. The figure, disclosed in the company's July public filings, represents advance payments recorded by MaiaSpace in 2024 and was included in the filing summary released that month.

2025-10-03T00:40:19.896075-07:00

Ars Technica

Arc spacecraft aims to deliver cargo anywhere on Earth in an hour

2025-10-01T19:28:55.859061-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Exploration Company continues probe into Mission Possible reentry loss

2025-10-01T20:46:26.304485-07:00

Via Satellite

Eutelsat, Tusass sign multi‑year deal to deploy OneWeb LEO across Greenland

2025-10-01T17:53:30.541553-07:00

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Via Satellite

4iG Space and Defence to invest ~$100M for strategic stake in Axiom Space Hungary's 4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT), an IT and telecoms group, is poised to invest about $100 million to acquire a strategic stake in U.S. commercial space company Axiom Space. The transaction would add a material European investor to Axiom's capitalization.

2025-10-03T12:47:22.278184-07:00

4iG Space and Defence to invest ~$100M for strategic stake in Axiom Space

Via Satellite

ST Engineering iDirect lays out vendor‑agnostic ground‑station plan for multi‑orbit, multi‑access ecosystems ST Engineering iDirect executives Sridhar Kuppanna and Shravan Kumar Gaddam outlined a ground‑station strategy designed to enable interoperable multi‑orbit, multi‑access and multi‑vendor ecosystems, aiming to tie together GEO, MEO and LEO constellations and diverse access methods through vendor‑agnostic infrastructure and orchestration.

2025-10-03T12:11:43.260301-07:00

ST Engineering iDirect lays out vendor‑agnostic ground‑station plan for multi‑orbit, multi‑access ecosystems

Via Satellite

ArkEdge Space signs agreements with African partners to apply satellite data for sustainable development Japanese satellite startup ArkEdge Space this week signed a series of agreements with multiple African institutions to collaborate on applying space-derived data to sustainable development across the continent. The partnerships are intended to operationalize satellite data in support of national and regional development objectives.

2025-10-03T11:45:24.719916-07:00

ArkEdge Space signs agreements with African partners to apply satellite data for sustainable development

Via Satellite

EchoStar secures highest-priority 2 GHz spectrum rights for NGSO constellation EchoStar announced Friday it secured highest-priority spectrum rights in the 2 GHz band for a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellation. The award marks a regulatory milestone for the company, giving it priority access to 2 GHz frequencies intended for NGSO services.

2025-10-03T11:45:24.711115-07:00

EchoStar secures highest-priority 2 GHz spectrum rights for NGSO constellation

Wall Street Journal

Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck Challenges SpaceX and Blue Origin in the Commercial Launch Market Peter Beck says Rocket Lab is moving beyond the smallsat niche to directly contest larger rivals, positioning the company to capture more commercial launch business against SpaceX and Blue Origin. The announcement signals intensifying competition for launch cadence, payload share and customer contracts.

2025-10-03T10:16:47.011635-07:00

Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck Challenges SpaceX and Blue Origin in the Commercial Launch Market

Space.com

ESA deepens Asia ties — MoU with South Korea and a joint asteroid mission with Japan The European Space Agency has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea to expand bilateral cooperation in space activities and is advancing a joint asteroid mission with Japan, signalling a deliberate push to deepen ESA’s scientific and programmatic partnerships across Asia.

2025-10-03T07:04:27.319568-07:00

ESA deepens Asia ties — MoU with South Korea and a joint asteroid mission with Japan

Space Intel Report

Astronomers praise Starlink and Kuiper but press for rules to govern mega-constellations Astronomers said they were satisfied with steps taken by SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper, but urged regulators to establish clear, enforceable rules to ensure responsible mega‑constellation behaviour as low‑Earth orbit rapidly fills with commercial broadband satellites. They called for international standards and oversight to protect astronomy and orbital sustainability.

2025-10-03T05:44:32.844381-07:00

Astronomers praise Starlink and Kuiper but press for rules to govern mega-constellations

Space Intel Report

Italian Space Agency pivots to support network for NewSpace startups after investment ban At the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney, the Italian Space Agency said it will transform into a support network for NewSpace startups. The announcement comes six years after Italian law blocked the agency from investing in an early-stage venture, prompting the shift in approach.

2025-10-03T05:28:54.430105-07:00

Italian Space Agency pivots to support network for NewSpace startups after investment ban

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