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Space and defence: The new frontier of European security
October 6, 2026 · 18 minSpace has always been strategic, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine made that fact impossible to ignore. We explore how satellites became a frontline of modern warfare, why Europe's dependence on non-European networks is a vulnerability it…
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Space is critical infrastructure: European Commission's Lorena Boix Alonso
October 4, 2026 · 20 minThe European Commission owns and runs Galileo and Copernicus, the space systems behind everything from your morning weather forecast to flood rescue operations. We hear from Lorena Boix Alonso, Deputy Director General for Space at the…
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Sometimes you just have to say, "Wow": Omar Qaise, OQ Technology
October 1, 2026 · 33 minSpace is important for lots of economic and strategic reasons. But sometimes, while I've been researching this series, I just had to shake my head in wonder and say, "Wow." Because the technology is so amazing. Omar Qaise had a moment like…
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Satellites: The new infrastructure of...everything
September 29, 2026 · 18 minSatellites have become the invisible backbone of modern life, as essential as electricity or running water, yet almost entirely unnoticed. We explore how the next generation of satellite infrastructure is being built in Europe, connecting…
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Reflex Aerospace founder Walter Ballheimer: From blueprint to orbit, fast
September 25, 2026 · 27 minThis was honestly one of the most fascinating interviews I did for this entire series. Walter Ballheimer founded Reflex Aerospace on a bold idea: the biggest problem in the satellite industry isn't getting to space, it's how long it takes…
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Getting to space: Europe's rocket challenge
September 22, 2026 · 15 minCome with us to the factory floor of PLD Space in Spain, where hundreds of engineers and technicians are putting together a rocket in a building that used to make shoes. We look at Europe's plan to launch more of its own rockets in a…
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Financing "Europe's space": Robert de Groot of the EIB
September 18, 2026 · 14 minThe European Investment Bank financed 100 billion euros in new projects last year, and it's putting that financial muscle behind Europe's space industry. Robert de Groot, the vice president of the EU's financing arm responsible for space…
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The New Space Revolution
September 15, 2026 · 14 minWhen Elon Musk founded SpaceX, he set off a chain reaction that reshaped the global space industry. A former SpaceX engineer turned European investor, a rocket founder in a converted shoe factory in Spain, a banker at the European…