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ESA selects Warsaw for first eastern-flank member-state center focused on civil security and resilience

Poland will host the European Space Agency’s first center in an “eastern flank” member state. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, alongside a government push to raise investment in the space sector amid a sharper geopolitical outlook from the east.

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2026-07-13T12:28:57.856888-07:00

Bloomberg

ESA Space Economy Report flags Europe’s space-sector momentum—but rocket scarcity threatens launch sovereignty amid rising on-or

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2026-07-13T03:15:11.172179-07:00

European Spaceflight

ESA awards €10M contract to EMXYS for Don Quijote asteroid lander

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2026-07-11T04:01:18.826691-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

EU selects AEAAS to lead review of space regulatory practices for “access to space”

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2026-07-10T03:13:59.986894-07:00

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ESA selects Warsaw for first eastern-flank member-state center focused on civil security and resilience Poland will host the European Space Agency’s first center in an “eastern flank” member state. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, alongside a government push to raise investment in the space sector amid a sharper geopolitical outlook from the east.

2026-07-13T12:28:57.856888-07:00

ESA selects Warsaw for first eastern-flank member-state center focused on civil security and resilience

SpaceNews.com

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ESA and Poland announce civil security & resilience centre in Warsaw, expanding Europe’s Eastern Flank capabilities The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Republic of Poland will establish a new ESA centre for civil security and resilience in Warsaw. ESA says the location will significantly expand its presence in the security domain and strengthen Europe’s capabilities on the continent’s Eastern Flank through more efficient, coordinated development.

2026-07-13T12:28:57.856888-07:00

ESA and Poland announce civil security & resilience centre in Warsaw, expanding Europe’s Eastern Flank capabilities

Bloomberg

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ESA Space Economy Report flags Europe’s space-sector momentum—but rocket scarcity threatens launch sovereignty amid rising on-or ESA’s newly released Space Economy Report surveys the forces shaping Europe’s space industry while highlighting strategic pressure from an intensifying U.S., China, and Russia satellite race. Separate reporting points to Europe’s rocket-shortage constraints and the resulting vulnerability in “satellite wars,” as sovereign launch capacity lags competitors.

2026-07-13T03:15:11.172179-07:00

ESA Space Economy Report flags Europe’s space-sector momentum—but rocket scarcity threatens launch sovereignty amid rising on-or

European Spaceflight

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ESA awards €10M contract to EMXYS for Don Quijote asteroid lander The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Spain’s EMXYS for a contract worth €10M to build the Don Quijote lander. The spacecraft will take measurements from the surface of an asteroid during its close Earth encounter, supporting mission science tied to near-Earth object characterization.

2026-07-11T04:01:18.826691-07:00

ESA awards €10M contract to EMXYS for Don Quijote asteroid lander

SpaceWatch Global

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EU selects AEAAS to lead review of space regulatory practices for “access to space” The EU has selected the Alliance for European Autonomous Access to Space (AEAAS) for a Coordination and Support Action to review space regulatory practices and guidelines governing access to space. The work is aimed at updating how EU regulatory frameworks address emerging autonomous access activities.

2026-07-10T03:13:59.986894-07:00

EU selects AEAAS to lead review of space regulatory practices for “access to space”

Space.com

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Euclid telescope finds the oldest known quasar—black hole-powered beacon from the early universe Using the ESA’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers identified a large population of black hole–powered quasars in the early universe, including the most ancient and most distant quasar observed to date. The object’s brightness corresponds to energy output described as a “trillion suns.”

2026-07-09T14:14:03.753069-07:00

Euclid telescope finds the oldest known quasar—black hole-powered beacon from the early universe

SpaceWatch Global

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ISU France Central Campus in Strasbourg liquidated after CNES/ESA/local funding cuts The International Space University’s Central Campus in Strasbourg, France has been liquidated by court order, following earlier funding reductions from CNES, ESA and the local government. A July 6 court hearing rejected proposals by faculty and staff to keep the ISU France operation running.

2026-07-08T23:31:51.275993-07:00

ISU France Central Campus in Strasbourg liquidated after CNES/ESA/local funding cuts

Universe Today

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ESA’s Euclid Telescope finds 31 record-breaking ancient quasars, probing early galaxy formation ESA’s Euclid space telescope has spotted 31 ancient quasars—among the oldest and most remote objects observed—using their redshifted light to peer into the dawn of the Universe. The findings include the earliest quasars ever identified and add new constraints on how the first galaxies formed and evolved.

2026-07-08T12:14:48.490719-07:00

ESA’s Euclid Telescope finds 31 record-breaking ancient quasars, probing early galaxy formation

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