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EUSPA has signed a new launch contract with ARIANESPACE for the deployment of the second pair of Galileo Second Generation satellites (Galileo L18), to be launched aboard Ariane 6 under the delegation of the European Commission, strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy.
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
EUSPA has signed a new launch contract with ARIANESPACE for the deployment of the second pair of Galileo Second Generation satellites (Galileo L18), to be launched aboard Ariane 6 under the delegation of the European Commission, strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy.
Galileo update
After their launch in December, Galileo satellites 33 and 34 are now entering the Drift Stop and Fine Positioning phase.
From 27 January to 10 February, the satellites will be allocated to their final positions in orbit, a key milestone toward the in-orbit validation phase.
After their launch in December, Galileo satellites 33 and 34 are now entering the Drift Stop and Fine Positioning phase.
From 27 January to 10 February, the satellites will be allocated to their final positions in orbit, a key milestone toward the in-orbit validation phase.
January 27, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Galileo update
After their launch in December, Galileo satellites 33 and 34 are now entering the Drift Stop and Fine Positioning phase.
From 27 January to 10 February, the satellites will be allocated to their final positions in orbit, a key milestone toward the in-orbit validation phase.
After their launch in December, Galileo satellites 33 and 34 are now entering the Drift Stop and Fine Positioning phase.
From 27 January to 10 February, the satellites will be allocated to their final positions in orbit, a key milestone toward the in-orbit validation phase.
Join us on 27–28 January at the Square Convention Centre in Brussels for the 18th European Space Conference, a key forum for high-level discussions on Europe’s space and defence priorities, national space strategies, and the future of the EU Space Programme.
Find out more: spaceconference.eu
Find out more: spaceconference.eu
January 26, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Join us on 27–28 January at the Square Convention Centre in Brussels for the 18th European Space Conference, a key forum for high-level discussions on Europe’s space and defence priorities, national space strategies, and the future of the EU Space Programme.
Find out more: spaceconference.eu
Find out more: spaceconference.eu
Interested in the CASSINI Challenges 2026?
Join our information webinar on 29 January to learn how this annual competition supports innovative uses of EU Space technologies.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/932890...
Join our information webinar on 29 January to learn how this annual competition supports innovative uses of EU Space technologies.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/932890...
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Interested in the CASSINI Challenges 2026?
Join our information webinar on 29 January to learn how this annual competition supports innovative uses of EU Space technologies.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/932890...
Join our information webinar on 29 January to learn how this annual competition supports innovative uses of EU Space technologies.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/932890...
The 19th session of the EUSPA Administrative Board, and the first of 2026, has concluded, highlighting key decisions and updates.
EUSPA and its EU Member States maintain a strong partnership built on collaboration and shared objectives.
@rodrigodacosta.bsky.social
EUSPA and its EU Member States maintain a strong partnership built on collaboration and shared objectives.
@rodrigodacosta.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The 19th session of the EUSPA Administrative Board, and the first of 2026, has concluded, highlighting key decisions and updates.
EUSPA and its EU Member States maintain a strong partnership built on collaboration and shared objectives.
@rodrigodacosta.bsky.social
EUSPA and its EU Member States maintain a strong partnership built on collaboration and shared objectives.
@rodrigodacosta.bsky.social
This week, in Watch This Space, learn about:
🤝 EUSPA welcomes the Cyprus Presidency!
📍 Reliable positioning, even during solar storms
🌧️ Predicting flood risk with 78% accuracy
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
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🤝 EUSPA welcomes the Cyprus Presidency!
📍 Reliable positioning, even during solar storms
🌧️ Predicting flood risk with 78% accuracy
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
www.euspa.europa.eu/subscribe-ou...
January 23, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This week, in Watch This Space, learn about:
🤝 EUSPA welcomes the Cyprus Presidency!
📍 Reliable positioning, even during solar storms
🌧️ Predicting flood risk with 78% accuracy
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
www.euspa.europa.eu/subscribe-ou...
🤝 EUSPA welcomes the Cyprus Presidency!
📍 Reliable positioning, even during solar storms
🌧️ Predicting flood risk with 78% accuracy
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
www.euspa.europa.eu/subscribe-ou...
From enhancing Europe’s security to strengthening its competitiveness and supporting inclusivity, #EUSpace will play a key role in supporting the priorities set by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026.
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
January 23, 2026 at 1:37 PM
From enhancing Europe’s security to strengthening its competitiveness and supporting inclusivity, #EUSpace will play a key role in supporting the priorities set by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026.
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Wrapping up an inspiring EUSPA AI Week.
The week had it all: from AI foundation models and embeddings to EU space data in crisis management, and space downstream AI tools improving transport, forests, and coastal management, delivering solutions for businesses, municipalities, and governments.
The week had it all: from AI foundation models and embeddings to EU space data in crisis management, and space downstream AI tools improving transport, forests, and coastal management, delivering solutions for businesses, municipalities, and governments.
January 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Wrapping up an inspiring EUSPA AI Week.
The week had it all: from AI foundation models and embeddings to EU space data in crisis management, and space downstream AI tools improving transport, forests, and coastal management, delivering solutions for businesses, municipalities, and governments.
The week had it all: from AI foundation models and embeddings to EU space data in crisis management, and space downstream AI tools improving transport, forests, and coastal management, delivering solutions for businesses, municipalities, and governments.
EUSPA AI Week – Day 5
AI for municipal and industry applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
AI for municipal and industry applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
January 23, 2026 at 8:27 AM
EUSPA AI Week – Day 5
AI for municipal and industry applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
AI for municipal and industry applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
On 20–21 January, EUSPA hosted a dedicated workshop that brought together Copernicus Entrusted Entities to implement common security requirements, strengthening risk management and ensuring secure, resilient Earth observation services for Europe.
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
On 20–21 January, EUSPA hosted a dedicated workshop that brought together Copernicus Entrusted Entities to implement common security requirements, strengthening risk management and ensuring secure, resilient Earth observation services for Europe.
Calling All #EUSpace Entrepreneurs
Batch 7 of the CASSINI Business Accelerator is now open for applications, with the deadline on March 6, 2026!
More information: cassiniba.typeform.com/apply-light
#EUSpace #cassiniEU
Batch 7 of the CASSINI Business Accelerator is now open for applications, with the deadline on March 6, 2026!
More information: cassiniba.typeform.com/apply-light
#EUSpace #cassiniEU
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Calling All #EUSpace Entrepreneurs
Batch 7 of the CASSINI Business Accelerator is now open for applications, with the deadline on March 6, 2026!
More information: cassiniba.typeform.com/apply-light
#EUSpace #cassiniEU
Batch 7 of the CASSINI Business Accelerator is now open for applications, with the deadline on March 6, 2026!
More information: cassiniba.typeform.com/apply-light
#EUSpace #cassiniEU
EUSPA AI Week – Day 4
Today’s topic: AI in mobility
We're starting at 10:00 AM.
Registration and agenda: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Today’s topic: AI in mobility
We're starting at 10:00 AM.
Registration and agenda: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
January 22, 2026 at 8:53 AM
EUSPA AI Week – Day 4
Today’s topic: AI in mobility
We're starting at 10:00 AM.
Registration and agenda: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Today’s topic: AI in mobility
We're starting at 10:00 AM.
Registration and agenda: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
EUSPA AI Week – Day 3
Today’s topic: AI enabling practical environmental tools.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Today’s topic: AI enabling practical environmental tools.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 AM
EUSPA AI Week – Day 3
Today’s topic: AI enabling practical environmental tools.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Today’s topic: AI enabling practical environmental tools.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
EUSPA AI Week – Day 2
Today’s focus: AI for crisis management.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Today’s focus: AI for crisis management.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
EUSPA AI Week – Day 2
Today’s focus: AI for crisis management.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Today’s focus: AI for crisis management.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
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This morning, Thomas Brunschwiler (IBM), for Embed2Scale, contributed to the kick‑off of EUSPA AI Week, in a session focused on AI applications across the space downstream sector.
Follow @euspa.bsky.social for updates on AI’s potential to enable and transform the space downstream market.
Follow @euspa.bsky.social for updates on AI’s potential to enable and transform the space downstream market.
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 PM
This morning, Thomas Brunschwiler (IBM), for Embed2Scale, contributed to the kick‑off of EUSPA AI Week, in a session focused on AI applications across the space downstream sector.
Follow @euspa.bsky.social for updates on AI’s potential to enable and transform the space downstream market.
Follow @euspa.bsky.social for updates on AI’s potential to enable and transform the space downstream market.
EUSPA AI Week – Day 1
Today we kick off EUSPA AI Week with a session on Advancing AI in space downstream applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
@ec.europa.eu @embed2scale.bsky.social
Today we kick off EUSPA AI Week with a session on Advancing AI in space downstream applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
@ec.europa.eu @embed2scale.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 AM
EUSPA AI Week – Day 1
Today we kick off EUSPA AI Week with a session on Advancing AI in space downstream applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
@ec.europa.eu @embed2scale.bsky.social
Today we kick off EUSPA AI Week with a session on Advancing AI in space downstream applications.
Tune in live from 10:00 AM
Registration: www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
@ec.europa.eu @embed2scale.bsky.social
This week, in Watch This Space, learn about:
⛰️ EU Space data supporting landslide monitoring in Slovenia
ℹ️ OSNMA Info Day - live demos, discussions, and so much more!
🤖 EUSPA AI Week agenda is live! Choose your session.
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
www.euspa.europa.eu/subscribe-ou...
⛰️ EU Space data supporting landslide monitoring in Slovenia
ℹ️ OSNMA Info Day - live demos, discussions, and so much more!
🤖 EUSPA AI Week agenda is live! Choose your session.
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
www.euspa.europa.eu/subscribe-ou...
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
This week, in Watch This Space, learn about:
⛰️ EU Space data supporting landslide monitoring in Slovenia
ℹ️ OSNMA Info Day - live demos, discussions, and so much more!
🤖 EUSPA AI Week agenda is live! Choose your session.
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
www.euspa.europa.eu/subscribe-ou...
⛰️ EU Space data supporting landslide monitoring in Slovenia
ℹ️ OSNMA Info Day - live demos, discussions, and so much more!
🤖 EUSPA AI Week agenda is live! Choose your session.
Receive weekly updates from EU Space:
www.euspa.europa.eu/subscribe-ou...
EUSPA AI Week is starting on Monday!
Check the agenda, choose your session, and register for the online broadcast.
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Check the agenda, choose your session, and register for the online broadcast.
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
EUSPA AI week
Recognising AI’s immense potential to enable – even revolutionise – the space downstream market, EUSPA is organising EUSPA AI Week.
www.euspa.europa.eu
January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
EUSPA AI Week is starting on Monday!
Check the agenda, choose your session, and register for the online broadcast.
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
Check the agenda, choose your session, and register for the online broadcast.
www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-eve...
On 20-23 January, we’re heading north to the 8th Winter Satellite Workshop in Helsinki, the leading New Space event in the Nordics and Baltics, bringing together over 1,000 space actors from across the sector.
spaceworkshop.fi
spaceworkshop.fi
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
On 20-23 January, we’re heading north to the 8th Winter Satellite Workshop in Helsinki, the leading New Space event in the Nordics and Baltics, bringing together over 1,000 space actors from across the sector.
spaceworkshop.fi
spaceworkshop.fi
Join the #SUNSHINE webinar on 20 January!
The afternoon session will put the spotlight on Galileo services and their contribution to safety-critical and emergency applications.
20 January
09:30–17:00 CET
Register:
civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/events/sunsh...
The afternoon session will put the spotlight on Galileo services and their contribution to safety-critical and emergency applications.
20 January
09:30–17:00 CET
Register:
civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/events/sunsh...
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Join the #SUNSHINE webinar on 20 January!
The afternoon session will put the spotlight on Galileo services and their contribution to safety-critical and emergency applications.
20 January
09:30–17:00 CET
Register:
civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/events/sunsh...
The afternoon session will put the spotlight on Galileo services and their contribution to safety-critical and emergency applications.
20 January
09:30–17:00 CET
Register:
civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/events/sunsh...
A milestone worth revisiting.
The first Galileo launch on Ariane 6 successfully delivered two new satellites to orbit. Take a look back at the launch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14me...
The first Galileo launch on Ariane 6 successfully delivered two new satellites to orbit. Take a look back at the launch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14me...
Galileo Launch 14: A summary
YouTube video by EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme
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January 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
A milestone worth revisiting.
The first Galileo launch on Ariane 6 successfully delivered two new satellites to orbit. Take a look back at the launch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14me...
The first Galileo launch on Ariane 6 successfully delivered two new satellites to orbit. Take a look back at the launch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14me...
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#ThisWeek 20 years ago! 12 January 2006, the #Galileo GIOVE-A navigation satellite transmitted the first Galileo signals from medium Earth orbit 🛰️
@esa.int @navigation.esa.int @euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
@esa.int @navigation.esa.int @euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
First Galileo signals transmitted by GIOVE-A
ESA PR 03-2006. The GIOVE-A satellite is in good health and started transmitting the first Galileo signals from medium Earth orbit on 12 January.
www.esa.int
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#ThisWeek 20 years ago! 12 January 2006, the #Galileo GIOVE-A navigation satellite transmitted the first Galileo signals from medium Earth orbit 🛰️
@esa.int @navigation.esa.int @euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
@esa.int @navigation.esa.int @euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
EUSPA is currently offering several grant opportunities. If you're interested in contributing to EU Space initiatives, here are some key opportunities available:
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
EUSPA is currently offering several grant opportunities. If you're interested in contributing to EU Space initiatives, here are some key opportunities available:
Galileo OSNMA Info Day
On 25 February 2026, join the first Galileo OSNMA Info Day, bringing together the user community, industry stakeholders, application developers, and international experts to explore the latest updates on Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA).
On 25 February 2026, join the first Galileo OSNMA Info Day, bringing together the user community, industry stakeholders, application developers, and international experts to explore the latest updates on Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA).
January 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Galileo OSNMA Info Day
On 25 February 2026, join the first Galileo OSNMA Info Day, bringing together the user community, industry stakeholders, application developers, and international experts to explore the latest updates on Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA).
On 25 February 2026, join the first Galileo OSNMA Info Day, bringing together the user community, industry stakeholders, application developers, and international experts to explore the latest updates on Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA).
We love hearing about the real impact of the EU Space Academy.
Participant Leonardo Gabrielli shares how the courses helped him connect policy, technology and entrepreneurship across Europe’s space and security ecosystem.
Make this your reality too: www.euspa.europa.eu/spaceacademy
Participant Leonardo Gabrielli shares how the courses helped him connect policy, technology and entrepreneurship across Europe’s space and security ecosystem.
Make this your reality too: www.euspa.europa.eu/spaceacademy
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
We love hearing about the real impact of the EU Space Academy.
Participant Leonardo Gabrielli shares how the courses helped him connect policy, technology and entrepreneurship across Europe’s space and security ecosystem.
Make this your reality too: www.euspa.europa.eu/spaceacademy
Participant Leonardo Gabrielli shares how the courses helped him connect policy, technology and entrepreneurship across Europe’s space and security ecosystem.
Make this your reality too: www.euspa.europa.eu/spaceacademy