Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space  
techfundingnews.com • Abhinaya Prabhu

Arkadia Space secures €14.5M EIC backing to commercialise green satellite fuel and build bipropellant engine

Spanish propulsion startup Arkadia Space has won €14.5 million from the European Innovation Council Accelerator to commercialise a 'green' satellite fuel and develop a new bipropellant engine, accelerating the company’s push to field lower‑toxicity propulsion solutions for smallsat and in‑orbit applications.

2026-03-26T04:58:49.134454-07:00
Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Sovereign Satcoms Face Data-Security Challenges as Nations Reassert Control Amid Geopolitical Fragmentation

By Via Satellite: Nations are seeking stronger control over their own communications architectures. But how to define what sovereign space means, and what it can do within a more geopolitically complex space infrastructure, is still an evolving discussion.

2026-03-26T18:38:48.843399-07:00
China   Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft

By SpaceNews.com: U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft Commercial space tracking data shows U.S. satellites coordinating maneuvers to maintain proximity and continuous observation of a pair of Chinese spacecraft in geostationary orbit.

2026-03-26T18:38:06.866567-07:00