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Canada pledges C$528.5M to European Space Agency — tenfold increase to deepen EU ties and boost domestic space sector

Canada will boost investment in European Space Agency programmes by C$528.5 million (≈US$378 million), a roughly tenfold increase, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced at the SpaceBound 2025 conference in Ottawa. The multi‑year pledge is intended to deepen ties with the EU and create new opportunities for Canada’s space sector.

2025-11-18T14:12:17.687721-08:00

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NASA to unveil images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 19 after Mars‑flyby data sharpen its path

2025-11-17T08:16:48.775625-08:00

Aviation Week

Airbus ships fourth European Service Module (ESM‑4) to Kennedy for Artemis IV despite mission uncertainty

2025-11-11T01:41:08.863140-08:00

Space Intel Report

France commits $4.9B to military space, $18.5B to civil programmes; unveils Space Command and National Space Strategy

2025-11-12T12:15:40.315890-08:00

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Canada commits C$528.5M to help industry access European dual‑use (space & defence) programmes At SpaceBound 2025 Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced a C$528.5 million multi‑year investment to deepen Canada’s industrial and scientific links with Europe by enabling Canadian firms to access European space and dual‑use defence programmes. The pledge is intended to expand commercial opportunities and program participation for domestic suppliers.

2025-11-18T20:25:05.589506-08:00

Canada commits C$528.5M to help industry access European dual‑use (space & defence) programmes

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Canada pledges C$528.5M to European Space Agency — tenfold increase to deepen EU ties and boost domestic space sector Canada will boost investment in European Space Agency programmes by C$528.5 million (≈US$378 million), a roughly tenfold increase, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced at the SpaceBound 2025 conference in Ottawa. The multi‑year pledge is intended to deepen ties with the EU and create new opportunities for Canada’s space sector.

2025-11-18T14:12:17.687721-08:00

Canada pledges C$528.5M to European Space Agency — tenfold increase to deepen EU ties and boost domestic space sector

Space.com

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NASA to unveil images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 19 after Mars‑flyby data sharpen its path NASA will present new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS at a live briefing on Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. ET, drawing on spacecraft and telescope observations taken around the object's Mars flyby. ESA and other orbiters used those encounters to tighten the comet's trajectory estimate by roughly tenfold.

2025-11-17T08:16:48.775625-08:00

NASA to unveil images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 19 after Mars‑flyby data sharpen its path

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SpaceX to launch Sentinel‑6B for NASA and European partners to continue global sea‑level monitoring SpaceX will launch Sentinel‑6B for NASA and European partners at 12:21 a.m. ET on Nov. 17. The ocean‑mapping satellite will continue the long‑running Sentinel‑6 sea‑level record, measuring sea‑surface height over more than 90% of Earth’s oceans and extending a critical climate dataset collected by its twin.

2025-11-15T16:18:31.419955-08:00

SpaceX to launch Sentinel‑6B for NASA and European partners to continue global sea‑level monitoring

SpaceWatch Global

European Moonshot — ESA ministerial turmoil as member states ramp up demands before the vote In the weeks ahead of the ESA ministerial conference, escalating demands from member states and stakeholders are creating turmoil across government offices, complicating last‑minute negotiations and putting key programme funding and industrial commitments at risk ahead of the decisive vote.

2025-11-14T02:21:22.109284-08:00

European Moonshot — ESA ministerial turmoil as member states ramp up demands before the vote

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Intense solar flare and ~1,500 km/s CME spark global auroras, force ISS crew shelter and delay launches An intense solar flare on 11 November 2025, followed by a fast coronal mass ejection (~1,500 km/s), has sparked geomagnetic storms, widespread auroras and warnings of GNSS, HF and satellite disruptions. The ISS's three Russian cosmonauts sheltered overnight and at least one commercial launch was delayed.

2025-11-13T13:16:29.241014-08:00

Intense solar flare and ~1,500 km/s CME spark global auroras, force ISS crew shelter and delay launches

Space Intel Report

OHB posts double‑digit revenue, profit and backlog growth; upbeat ahead of ESA ministerial LA PLATA, Maryland — OHB SE said it posted double‑digit increases in revenue, profit and backlog in its latest results and said it was upbeat ahead of the upcoming ESA ministerial meeting. Management highlighted the enlarged order book and improved profitability as underpinning its positive outlook.

2025-11-13T09:16:27.371581-08:00

OHB posts double‑digit revenue, profit and backlog growth; upbeat ahead of ESA ministerial

Defence24

ESA chief: Poland is maturing into an emerging space power ESA Director-General Josef Aschbacher said Poland is transitioning from a recent ESA member into a mature space actor with expanding technical expertise and an “ambitious, forward‑looking strategy,” highlighting Warsaw’s determination to deepen programme engagement and accelerate national modernisation in European space activities.

2025-11-13T06:14:40.965164-08:00

ESA chief: Poland is maturing into an emerging space power

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