Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
EIB`s financing supports the final development stage of MIURA 5 and the scaling of PLD Space’s industrial and launch capabilities Support for MIURA 5 rocket boosts Europe´s capabilities to deploy small satellites for civil, commercial and defence applications Backed by InvestEU, operation takes form of venture debt and marks EIB’s first direct investment in small space launchers Access the audiovisual material here. Elche (Spain), 7 April 2026 – The European Investment Bank (EIB)
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Autodesk is advancing design and make intelligence—where data moves continuously across planning, design, and construction, enabling teams to build on prior work instead of reworking it at each stage. We’re delivering on that vision by connecting the tools teams already use and moving from file-based workflows to cloud-connected project data across the lifecycle. With Forma
Monday, April 6th, 2026
Visit by Emmanuel Macron and Sanae Takaichi reflects increasing focus on on-orbit servicing. Astroscale France SAS, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings , a provider of satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, and Exotrail, a French company specializing in the design, manufacturing and operation of multi-orbit and multi-mission satellites, have signed a contract
Monday, April 6th, 2026
Ecopia launches online data portal empowering users to browse and purchase off-the-shelf land cover and transportation mapping data comprising 75+ layers. Ecopia AI announces the launch of its new online data portal – a self-service platform that provides instant access to high-precision mapping data extracted from geospatial imagery. The portal enables data professionals across a
Monday, April 6th, 2026
Global 3D scanning provider Artec 3D announced the launch of Artec Jet, a powerful new SLAM-based LiDAR system for precision data capture at scale. Deployable by hand, drone, or vehicle, Artec Jet offers unparalleled flexibility. Lightning-fast and ultra-versatile, the device captures huge areas with survey-grade accuracy, including those in GPS-denied environments beyond the reach of
Friday, April 3rd, 2026
ispace-U.S. mission schedule updated due to engine development delays & model update Tokyo – ispace, inc., a global lunar exploration company, announced today ULTRA, its newest lunar lander model integrating the APEX 1.0 lander and the Series 3 lander, each of which had been in development in parallel at the company’s Japanese and U.S. entities.
Friday, April 3rd, 2026
The crew lifted off around 6:35 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On the 10-day mission, they could travel farther from Earth than any humans have gone before. What to know NASA’s long-awaited Artemis II mission has launched four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. The rocket lifted off at 6:35 p.m.
Friday, April 3rd, 2026
Relaunch creates a powerful, secure, and scalable platform for citizen services and administration. The state capital of Mainz and its municipal data centre (KDZ) have partnered with VertiGIS and Esri Germany to relaunch their Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI). The initiative delivers a modern, cloud-based, and security-certified SaaS platform designed to meet today’s administrative needs while
Friday, April 3rd, 2026
The Celeste program will begin with two demonstrator satellites, IOD-1 and IOD-2. Celeste IOD-1, developed by GMV and Alén Space under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste In-Orbit Demonstrator (IOD) program, was successfully launched on March 28 from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand. The two satellites – built respectively by GMV
Friday, April 3rd, 2026
High-accuracy positioning in a compact industrial enclosure is now accessible to robotics, logistics, and scalable industrial automation applications. Septentrio, part of Hexagon, a provider of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announces a new enclosed multi-frequency GNSS receiver: AsteRx EB. This cost-effective product offers uncompromised high-accuracy positioning and GNSS heading for industrial robots, port logistics, marine, and
