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Unselected European launcher startups say they're viable ahead of ESA vote on up to $980M for five winners

A week before European Space Agency governments vote on a proposal to award up to $980 million to five launcher winners, startups that risk being left out are publicly defending their business cases and viability as ministers finalize selection criteria and funding commitments.

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

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

Space.com

Ariane 6 successfully launches on Nov. 13, 2025 — major milestone for European launch capability

2025-11-13T05:16:35.054906-08:00

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

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Space Intel Report

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Unselected European launcher startups say they're viable ahead of ESA vote on up to $980M for five winners A week before European Space Agency governments vote on a proposal to award up to $980 million to five launcher winners, startups that risk being left out are publicly defending their business cases and viability as ministers finalize selection criteria and funding commitments.

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

Unselected European launcher startups say they're viable ahead of ESA vote on up to $980M for five winners

NASA

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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

Space.com

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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 Director: Poland is becoming an emerging space power

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

Space.com

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Ariane 6 successfully launches on Nov. 13, 2025 — major milestone for European launch capability Ariane 6 lifted off successfully on Nov. 13, 2025, marking a major milestone for Europe’s independent access to space and its operational launch capability. The flight advances Arianespace’s push toward a regular commercial cadence after a string of recent missions and supplier contracts supporting the operational ramp-up.

2025-11-13T05:16:35.054906-08:00

Ariane 6 successfully launches on Nov. 13, 2025 — major milestone for European launch capability

Space Intel Report

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France commits $4.9B to military space, $18.5B to civil programmes; unveils Space Command and National Space Strategy President Emmanuel Macron announced a reshaped budget committing $4.9 billion to 2026–2030 military space programmes and $18.5 billion to civil space (including ESA/EU contributions), while inaugurating a French Space Command in Toulouse and unveiling a National Space Strategy to pursue strategic autonomy in orbit.

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

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

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