Satellite   AI   Commercial Space   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
Via Satellite • Ben Ackman

Planet’s German unit teams with AXA arm to deploy AI-driven satellite risk platform for natural disasters

Planet Labs’ German subsidiary is partnering with a new AXA insurance arm to embed Planet’s Earth-observation imagery into an AI-driven risk-management platform. The collaboration aims to monitor, model and predict natural disasters for underwriting and loss-mitigation, integrating near-real-time satellite analytics into insurer workflows.

2026-02-13T10:25:32.058338-08:00
ISS   Europe   ESA   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ESA’s Sophie Adenot Becomes First of 2022 Astronaut Class to Fly to ISS Aboard SpaceX Crew-12

By European Spaceflight: Sophie Adenot has blasted off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, becoming the first career astronaut of the agency’s 2022 class to travel to the ISS.

2026-02-13T02:49:44.584235-08:00
Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Bloomberg • Lionel Laurent

Musk’s SpaceX ‘Subsidies’ Are The Wrong Target

By Bloomberg: To get a sense of where geopolitical power is shifting, look to space, where European leaders are scrambling to throw money and resources at alternatives to Elon Musk’s $1.5 trillion SpaceX empire of satellites, rockets and artificial intelligence.

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