SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Lunar Outpost Europe will contribute to Moonraker, a lunar LiDAR mapping program led by NUVIEW GmbH under ESA’s initiative. The announcement positions the subsidiary as an enabling supplier for surface sensing and mapping efforts aimed at generating higher-fidelity lunar terrain data.
SpaceNews.com
• Flexell Space
By SpaceNews.com: UIWANG, South Korea, July 14 — FLEXELL SPACE, a developer of next-generation space solar solutions, announced that it has completed a $20 million Series A funding round.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts will launch toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket on Tuesday (July 14), and you can watch it live.
SpaceNews.com
• Jarosław Adamowski
By SpaceNews.com: WARSAW, Poland — Poland will host the first European Space Agency (ESA) center located in an eastern flank member state, one that will be focused on civil security and resilience.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: European government space spending jumped 12% to 13.5 billion euros in 2025, according to a July 13 European Space Agency report, bucking a 3% global decline on the back of rising national defense budgets.
Via Satellite
• Chiara Manfletti
By Via Satellite: For many years Europe organized space around clear distinctions. Civil programs were separated from defense. Commercial companies served institutional customers.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — In its second attempt in four months, Italy was unable to secure regulatory approval of a deadline extension for its Sicral 3A and 3B military telecommunications satellites, both expected to be used by the NATO alliance as well as by the European Union’s GovSatCom program.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Netherlands has formalised the mandate of its new space agency, setting out its objectives, governance structure and funding model.
