The Space Innovation Hub is receiving EUR 50 million in funding from the Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality – according to a response to a parliamentary question from The Left. In contrast, no funds are being allocated from the Bundeswehr Special Fund for dual-use research.
By Ralf Nestler
Beijing is fostering a private space industry ecosystem to achieve its space goals more quickly. Europe has long since left it behind. Why European companies have reason to fear “New Space” made in China.
By Peter Michael Schneider
The Munich-based company OroraTech supplies forestry operations and authorities with rapid data on fires. Now it also wants to offer the technology to the German armed forces.
By Ralf Nestler
The EU Space Act is intended to create a uniform legal framework for space travel in Europe. This also has consequences for the ESA, which is not an EU organization. ESA, DLR and BDLI warn of overlaps and too much bureaucracy.
By Corinna Visser
