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Gate Space lands €6.3M accelerator funding for sovereign satellite propulsion

Austrian propulsion startup Gate Space has secured €6.3 million from Europe’s government-backed accelerator program, joining a broader stream of capital aimed at boosting European space “sovereignty.” The funding underscores sustained investor and state interest in enabling technologies—such as satellite propulsion—outside of non-European supply chains.

2026-06-19T00:30:12.400558-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX criticizes EU spectrum-tender approach for Starlink expansion

2026-06-18T15:24:09.689739-07:00

Space Intel Report

EQT to acquire Exolaunch as rideshare mission management scales amid surging demand

2026-06-18T09:20:38.853943-07:00

AirInsight

Europe airport traffic slips for first post-pandemic dip: Apr-26 passengers -0.7% amid war-driven disruption, higher costs, and

2026-06-18T12:34:42.921250-07:00

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Gate Space lands €6.3M accelerator funding for sovereign satellite propulsion Austrian propulsion startup Gate Space has secured €6.3 million from Europe’s government-backed accelerator program, joining a broader stream of capital aimed at boosting European space “sovereignty.” The funding underscores sustained investor and state interest in enabling technologies—such as satellite propulsion—outside of non-European supply chains.

2026-06-19T00:30:12.400558-07:00

Gate Space lands €6.3M accelerator funding for sovereign satellite propulsion

Bloomberg

SpaceX criticizes EU spectrum-tender approach for Starlink expansion SpaceX has publicly criticized the European Union’s proposed framework for allocating satellite spectrum, arguing it could constrain Starlink’s growth plans following the company’s record-setting IPO. The dispute highlights how regulatory design for spectrum access is becoming a gating factor for LEO broadband operators in Europe.

2026-06-18T15:24:09.689739-07:00

SpaceX criticizes EU spectrum-tender approach for Starlink expansion

AirInsight

Europe airport traffic slips for first post-pandemic dip: Apr-26 passengers -0.7% amid war-driven disruption, higher costs, and Europe’s airports recorded their first post-pandemic passenger dip in Apr-26, with passengers down 0.7% year-on-year as wars, costs, and a “chaotic” new biometric border system delayed flows. The report also points to softened cargo momentum and a stall in “revenge travel” demand dynamics.

2026-06-18T12:34:42.921250-07:00

Europe airport traffic slips for first post-pandemic dip: Apr-26 passengers -0.7% amid war-driven disruption, higher costs, and

AeroTime

UK commits $1B Ukraine package with 150,000 drones plus air-defense missiles and radar The UK says it will provide a $1 billion support package to Ukraine including 150,000 drones alongside air-defense missiles and radar systems. The scale-and-sustain mix underscores a counter-UAS posture focused on rapidly replenishing drones while pairing them with sensing and intercept capability.

2026-06-18T11:33:32.737733-07:00

UK commits $1B Ukraine package with 150,000 drones plus air-defense missiles and radar

AirInsight

Airbus’s 2026 delivery outlook tightens: single-aisle ramp friction threatens 700-jet target Airbus is entering 2H26 facing escalating warning signals on its single-aisle program, with industry analysis suggesting a 700-delivery target is increasingly out of reach. The picture is shaping up as a “two-program” year—one track showing better momentum, the other weighed down by lingering ramp constraints.

2026-06-18T10:20:26.456732-07:00

Airbus’s 2026 delivery outlook tightens: single-aisle ramp friction threatens 700-jet target

Skift

UK lifts Gulf travel warning for UAE, Qatar and parts of Saudi Arabia; airlines weigh operational “clearance” impacts The UK government has lifted its travel warning covering travel to the UAE, Qatar and parts of Saudi Arabia, citing an agreement signed with the U.S. European carriers will now assess what the change means for Middle East network and schedule decisions, while awaiting further clearance.

2026-06-18T10:03:34.994169-07:00

UK lifts Gulf travel warning for UAE, Qatar and parts of Saudi Arabia; airlines weigh operational “clearance” impacts

Space Intel Report

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EQT to acquire Exolaunch as rideshare mission management scales amid surging demand EQT Private Equity is purchasing Germany-based Exolaunch, a rideshare mission management and integration provider, in a deal estimated by dealroom.co at $339 million. Exolaunch has deployed more than 790 satellites across 47 rideshare missions for 200+ commercial and government customers, targeting a 250% revenue increase this year.

2026-06-18T09:20:38.853943-07:00

EQT to acquire Exolaunch as rideshare mission management scales amid surging demand

AINonline

Aero Friedrichshafen claims Europe’s biggest business-aviation trade-show status, targets further growth in 2027 Organisers of the Aero Friedrichshafen event say the show has become Europe’s largest business-aviation trade platform and are setting a growth agenda for 2027. The positioning underscores how regional business-aircraft ecosystems are competing for exhibitors, operator attention, and deal activity in a crowded European calendar.

2026-06-18T08:36:18.605960-07:00

Aero Friedrichshafen claims Europe’s biggest business-aviation trade-show status, targets further growth in 2027

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Gate Space lands €6.3M accelerator funding for sovereign satellite propulsion

SpaceX criticizes EU spectrum-tender approach for Starlink expansion

EQT to acquire Exolaunch as rideshare mission management scales amid surging demand

Europe airport traffic slips for first post-pandemic dip: Apr-26 passengers -0.7% amid war-driven disruption, higher costs, and

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