The February 2025 issue of ESPI Insights is now available. ESPI Insights provides a quick, monthly update on major news in the space sector.
This issue covers the top news of December 2024 and January 2025:
- CDU wins German election, with new, likely, Chancellor Merz increasing space sector focus, committing 3.5% of GDP to R&D, and prioritising space, AI, and quantum computing.
- ESA awards Thales Alenia Space a €367 million contract to develop the EnVision spacecraft, set for launch in 2031 to study Venus’ surface, atmosphere, and interior.
- NASA awards SpaceX a $100 million contract to launch the NEO Surveyor space telescope aboard a Falcon 9 in 2027, aiming to detect and track near-Earth objects with a 50cm infrared telescope.
- ISRO releases its 2024-2025 Annual Report, highlighting achievements such as Chandrayaan-3’s lunar landing, Aditya-L1’s solar mission, advances in reusable launch technology, and future plans for Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan-4, and a Venus Orbiter Mission.
- Indra Group to acquire Hispasat for €725 million and consolidates as an European space prime.
- Mynariq files for bankruptcy and enters restructuring process.
- Unio Enterprise, SES-Isar-Mynaric-Reflex Aerospace JV for ‘meta-constellation’ development, gets acquired by undisclosed buyer following insolvency.
…and more!
