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Canada pledges C$528.5M to ESA programmes in tenfold funding boost to deepen EU ties

Canada will increase its investment in European Space Agency programmes by C$528.5 million (US$378 million), a roughly tenfold rise over prior contributions, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced at the SpaceBound 2025 conference. Ottawa says the funding aims to deepen ties with the European Union and expand market access for Canadian space firms.

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

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Eutelsat launches €828m reserved capital increase (≈$960m) to cut debt and secure ECA backing for OneWeb and Iris2

2025-11-18T08:10:15.191541-08:00

Space.com

Avoiding Conflict on the Moon: Governing Lunar Water‑Ice Use and Appropriation

2025-11-15T06:11:51.314593-08:00

Ars Technica

SpaceX-built Starshield satellites emitting in 'wrong direction' amid apparent lack of spectrum coordination

2025-11-14T04:26:40.997182-08:00

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U.S. official warns EU draft Space Act could 'stifle innovation' A U.S. government official warned that the European Union's draft Space Act could 'stifle innovation,' joining industry voices that say the law's consolidated licensing, reporting and liability rules may harm investment, complicate cross-border cooperation and disrupt transatlantic space programmes and operations.

2025-11-18T21:27:01.790600-08:00

U.S. official warns EU draft Space Act could 'stifle innovation'

SpaceNews.com

European officials push for sovereign space capabilities while still relying on foreign launch services European ministers and space officials this week urged accelerated investment in sovereign launch and space systems to reduce dependence on non‑European providers, even as the bloc continues to book significant launcher capacity abroad — underscoring a gap between ambition and current launch realities.

2025-11-18T19:49:01.430678-08:00

European officials push for sovereign space capabilities while still relying on foreign launch services

Bloomberg

NASA to divest or demolish nearly half of Goddard campus after mass workforce exodus NASA is planning to divest or demolish nearly half of its Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland after a mass employee exodus tied to President Trump’s push to shrink the federal workforce, according to an internal email seen by Bloomberg.

2025-11-18T16:22:24.543471-08:00

NASA to divest or demolish nearly half of Goddard campus after mass workforce exodus

Breaking Defense

U.S.-China Commission urges Congress to fund national quantum initiative and boost Space Force spending to counter China The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's 2025 annual report urges Congress to create a national quantum-technology initiative and increase funding for the U.S. Space Force to secure "space superiority" against the PLA, citing growing Chinese advances in space and dual‑use quantum capabilities.

2025-11-18T14:18:28.436196-08:00

U.S.-China Commission urges Congress to fund national quantum initiative and boost Space Force spending to counter China

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Canada pledges C$528.5M to ESA programmes in tenfold funding boost to deepen EU ties Canada will increase its investment in European Space Agency programmes by C$528.5 million (US$378 million), a roughly tenfold rise over prior contributions, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced at the SpaceBound 2025 conference. Ottawa says the funding aims to deepen ties with the European Union and expand market access for Canadian space firms.

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

Canada pledges C$528.5M to ESA programmes in tenfold funding boost to deepen EU ties

Payload

Wolf Amendment under scrutiny: national‑security brake vs renewed U.S.–China space engagement A congressional and industry debate last week questioned whether the 15‑year‑old Wolf Amendment—intended as a national‑security brake on bilateral NASA cooperation with China—still serves U.S. interests, balancing safeguards against technology transfer against potential loss of scientific and diplomatic channels with a leading space power.

2025-11-18T14:12:14.682145-08:00

Wolf Amendment under scrutiny: national‑security brake vs renewed U.S.–China space engagement

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Eutelsat launches €828m reserved capital increase (≈$960m) to cut debt and secure ECA backing for OneWeb and Iris2 Eutelsat's board approved a €828 million reserved capital increase at €4.00 per share — roughly $960 million — as the first step in a broader financing strategy to reduce debt and secure export‑credit agency support tied to its OneWeb and Iris2 programmes.

2025-11-18T08:10:15.191541-08:00

Eutelsat launches €828m reserved capital increase (≈$960m) to cut debt and secure ECA backing for OneWeb and Iris2

SpaceNews.com

Avoiding a Lunar "Gold Rush": Policy Steps to Manage Moon Resource Extraction Policymakers and industry must establish clear legal, environmental and governance safeguards to prevent a destructive lunar "gold rush" as commercial actors pursue water and other resources on the Moon. This analysis sets out policy steps to define access rights, dispute resolution and sustainable extraction practices.

2025-11-18T06:14:17.433520-08:00

Avoiding a Lunar "Gold Rush": Policy Steps to Manage Moon Resource Extraction

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