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Bloomberg • Lionel Laurent

Europe’s rush to subsidise SpaceX rivals may be the wrong response

European leaders are scrambling to throw money and resources at alternatives to Elon Musk’s $1.5 trillion SpaceX empire of satellites, rockets and AI. The column argues that focusing on alleged 'subsidies' misses broader market and industrial dynamics in play.

2026-02-13T01:59:05.580394-08:00

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MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service

2026-02-12T22:34:36.472116-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment

2026-02-12T22:34:36.470085-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: Germany’s space sector at a defining moment — leaders push for scale, investment and risk tolerance

2026-02-12T22:14:49.083579-08:00

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Bloomberg

Europe’s rush to subsidise SpaceX rivals may be the wrong response European leaders are scrambling to throw money and resources at alternatives to Elon Musk’s $1.5 trillion SpaceX empire of satellites, rockets and AI. The column argues that focusing on alleged 'subsidies' misses broader market and industrial dynamics in play.

2026-02-13T01:59:05.580394-08:00

Europe’s rush to subsidise SpaceX rivals may be the wrong response

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service At a Munich Ariane reception, DLR Chairwoman Anke Kaysser‑Pyzalla outlined the agency’s post‑Ariane 6.4 agenda, casting space as a pillar of European resilience and signalling DLR priorities around launch capability, satellite services and industrial sovereignty as 2026 policy choices crystallize.

2026-02-12T22:34:36.472116-08:00

MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment At MSC 2026, Juliana Suess of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik outlines Germany’s “space security moment” — a policy pivot toward sovereign on‑orbit capabilities, tighter defence‑industrial commitments and new diplomatic trade‑offs as Berlin elevates space into national security planning and procurement choices.

2026-02-12T22:34:36.470085-08:00

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: Germany’s space sector at a defining moment — leaders push for scale, investment and risk tolerance At MSC 2026, BDLI principal Marie‑Christine von Hahn and Isar Aerospace CEO Daniel Metzler framed Germany’s space sector as at a defining moment. They urged bolder investment, industrial policy and a cultural shift to embrace risk — Metzler candidly said his firm's first rocket will likely explode.

2026-02-12T22:14:49.083579-08:00

MSC 2026: Germany’s space sector at a defining moment — leaders push for scale, investment and risk tolerance

Bloomberg

DOJ emails show Jeffrey Epstein advised on funding of OneWeb, Starlink rival DOJ-released emails show Jeffrey Epstein advised on the funding of OneWeb, the low-Earth-orbit satellite network described as the world's largest rival to Elon Musk's Starlink. The documents tie Epstein to early financing discussions and raise questions about reputational exposure for investors.

2026-02-12T21:02:23.544469-08:00

DOJ emails show Jeffrey Epstein advised on funding of OneWeb, Starlink rival

Wall Street Journal

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U.S. covertly shipped nearly 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran to bypass blackout U.S. officials say the government purchased roughly 7,000 SpaceX Starlink terminals and covertly shipped nearly 6,000 into Iran to keep protesters online during Tehran’s near‑total internet blackout. The operation is an unprecedented, direct use of commercial satellite terminals to circumvent state network controls.

2026-02-12T12:57:20.165595-08:00

U.S. covertly shipped nearly 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran to bypass blackout

Science Daily

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Curiosity finds long‑chain organics on Mars; abundances resist abiotic explanations Scientists analyzing a Curiosity sample from ancient Gale Crater mudstone report detection of long‑chain alkanes (decane–dodecane) — the largest organic molecules yet on Mars — and conclude known abiotic sources (including meteoritic input) cannot fully account for their abundance, bolstering but not proving a biological origin.

2026-02-12T06:53:34.749322-08:00

Curiosity finds long‑chain organics on Mars; abundances resist abiotic explanations

Space.com

B612 Foundation builds nonprofit planetary‑defense tools to detect and deflect hazardous asteroids The B612 Foundation, a nonprofit focused on planetary defence, is developing detection and intervention tools to identify and neutralize Earth‑crossing asteroids — work its leaders call ‘about our planetary future.’ Its efforts aim to complement government programs and close capability gaps in spotting and mitigating impact threats.

2026-02-12T03:09:16.956225-08:00

B612 Foundation builds nonprofit planetary‑defense tools to detect and deflect hazardous asteroids

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Europe’s rush to subsidise SpaceX rivals may be the wrong response

MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment

MSC 2026: Germany’s space sector at a defining moment — leaders push for scale, investment and risk tolerance

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