Earth observation companies shift business models to capture growing demand for sovereign geospatial intelligence capabilities The post Iceye unveils ‘guaranteed’ imagery service as satellite firms vie for defense customers appeared first on SpaceNews.
05/11/2025 21:44Milan — The European Space Agency has refined its plan for the European Resilience from Space (ERS) program, outlining a €1 billion ($1.15 billion) framework that more directly ties Earth observation, telecommunications and navigation to Europe’s growing defense and security needs. The updated proposal will go before member states for approval at the Nov. 26–27 […] The post ESA advances ERS program, marking shift toward dual-use and defense appeared first on SpaceNews.
05/11/2025 20:26Astranis announced plans Nov. 5 to roll out a mobile ad-hoc network service called Vanguard, using its small geostationary satellites to extend the range of point-to-point communications for disaster relief or secure defense operations. The post Astranis unveils Vanguard for secure beyond-line-of-sight satellite communications appeared first on SpaceNews.
05/11/2025 16:19From inflationary pressures and shifting interest rates to supply chain challenges and intensifying great-power competition, today’s macroeconomic and geopolitical forces are reshaping the future of space investment. For investors and businesses, navigating this environment means balancing capital market dynamics, technology cycles, and an increasingly complex landscape of export controls, trade restrictions, and government influence. The post Live Event: The Role of Space-Based Interceptors in Golden Dome appeared first on SpaceNews.
05/11/2025 15:56A realistic and cost-effective path for the United States to advance the exploration and development of the moon, and to keep our nation in the forefront of that enterprise, is to dramatically increase robotic exploration efforts and to focus with urgency on a comprehensive campaign to collect and return geologic samples from a wide range […] The post Accelerate U.S. lunar exploration with a robotic sample return campaign appeared first on SpaceNews.
05/11/2025 14:00In space policy today, Republican views dominate. The party holds majorities in the House and Senate, while the White House is stretching — or breaking — the limits of executive power. Democratic views on space are largely couched in terms of opposition to White House initiatives, such as proposed cuts in NASA’s budget or efforts […] The post Crafting a Democratic space policy in the Trump era appeared first on SpaceNews.
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