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Two recent milestones in European space offer an interesting perspective. ▪️ On September 5, Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum reached orbit and deployed its payloads. ▪️ In Rennes, Cailabs is building Factory 27 to industrialise optical ground stations with a target: up to 50 units a year by 2028. Two very different achievements, but raising the same question: What happens after the technology works? Deeptech industrialisation is not just about performance. It’s about making that performance repeatable, reliable and scalable. And demanding markets can help making that happen. Space, defence, energy or critical infrastructure push technologies to meet very high standards. And, by doing so, this can force companies to build the processes, teams and supply chains needed to scale. That’s why, for European deeptech, the question is not only “What can we invent?”. But: Which markets can help turn breakthroughs into industrial capabilities and eventually into investable value chains? This is also what we explore at BLUMORPHO. Because the next frontier for European deeptech may not lie in breakthrough technologies alone, but at the intersection of technology, lead markets and industrialisation. Which European market could become the next lead market for deeptech industrialisation? #DeepTech #Industrialisation #Space #Investing #BLUMORPHO #INPHO

The space industry is evolving quickly, and so is SES Satellites. 🛰️ Our CEO Adel Al-Saleh shares how SES is evolving beyond the traditional satellite operator model, with new opportunities across sovereign space, direct-to-device, manufacturing and next-generation MEO. An interesting look at where SES is headed and the strategy behind what comes next: https://lnkd.in/ec_JNn8j

The space industry is evolving quickly, and so is SES Satellites. 🛰️ Our CEO Adel Al-Saleh shares how SES is evolving beyond the traditional satellite operator model, with new opportunities across sovereign space, direct-to-device, manufacturing and next-generation MEO. An interesting look at where SES is headed and the strategy behind what comes next: https://lnkd.in/ehKZUWhh

The new space race is no longer science fiction. As part of a recent business mission to Texas, Olga Chabr Grillova, CEO of Luminova Ventures, explored one of the most rapidly changing areas of deep tech: the growing intersection of space, defence and commercial technology. The US is increasingly treating space as a strategic domain, while commercial players are taking a growing role in orbit and new technologies are being developed for the next generation of space infrastructure. What does this mean for European and Czech deep-tech companies? For Luminova, that is the investment question we are interested in: where can European technology become part of the next generation of aerospace, defence and dual-use solutions? A fascinating start to the Texas mission with ZRIA, a.s., and plenty to explore. #LuminovaVentures #SpaceTech #Aerospace #DefenceTech #DeepTech #DualUse #NewSpace #Texas

Rocketdyne’s Independence Signals a Strategic Shift in the Space Industrial Base Rocketdyne’s return to independence marks a decisive moment for the propulsion and power industrial base. AE Industrial Partners, LP Partners sees the company as a critical supplier at a time when demand is rising across national security, civil exploration, and commercial innovation. Jonathan Lusczakoski, Partner at AE Industrial, framed the company’s position clearly. “Rocketdyne sits at the intersection of launch propulsion, in‑space maneuverability, space power, and mission‑critical electronics,”, noting that these areas function as essential tollgates for the broader space ecosystem. https://lnkd.in/gNpr6Tdd

Today Starlab and Arkwright Space announced our partnership to use Starlab’s commercial space station as a platform to develop and demonstrate manufacturing of semiconductors, electronics, devices and integrated systems in orbit. Here is why that matters. Almost everything a spacecraft does runs on electronics. Today, when a part fails in orbit, nobody fixes it. You launch a replacement, or you lose the asset. We are building the capability to produce, service and repair those systems at the point of need, in the environment where they operate. Thank you to the Starlab and Voyager teams for the partnership, and to everyone who has backed this work since it was just a drawing. Especially Jonathan Volk, Kohei Okamura, Manwei Chan, Voyager Technologies and many others - great partners and supporters in our mission!

What if spacecraft could make what they need, where they need it? Arkwright Space is partnering with Starlab Space to advance in-space manufacturing of semiconductors, electronics, devices, and integrated systems. By developing manufacturing capabilities in low Earth orbit, Arkwright is working toward a future where critical systems can be produced, serviced, and repaired in space rather than relying solely on hardware launched from Earth. This collaboration is another step toward a more capable and resilient space economy, where manufacturing happens closer to the point of need.

Semiconductors made in orbit, not just launched into it. Arkwright Space is building that manufacturing capability on Starlab so critical hardware could get produced and repaired where it's needed, not shipped from Earth.

Rearranging the Technical Deck Chairs on the Titanic! For 20 years NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and U.S. Department of Transportation have rearranged the technical deck chairs. New white papers. New standards. New hearings. DAA. C2. Part 108. PNT. The iceberg is not another sensor. It is the absence of a scalable business model — and the mobility of private capital. America already has the vehicles, the sensors, and the software. What it lacks is infrastructure that real estate, pensions, and infrastructure investors can actually underwrite. Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones cut that knot. Until agencies stop rearranging chairs and start unlocking capital, the low-altitude economy stays at the dock. “The business model was always the missing piece.” “Unlock the capital. Build the infrastructure." Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones are the Unlock for scale, commerce, and community benefits. It is just two words: "INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE", connecting our communities to Intelligence. The digital backbone of America’s next economy—without it, autonomy, resilience, and shared prosperity remain just ideas. Autonomy Institute, Intelligent Infrastructure Commerce & Defense Act https://lnkd.in/gQ7AJQgd

🚀 The future of microgravity manufacturing is launching from Oklahoma! The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority is excited to welcome Astral Materials and Dawn Aerospace to Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport. Through a new agreement announced today, Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora spaceplane will conduct up to 100 microgravity flights over two years from Infinity One beginning in 2028. With a 4-hour turnaround time, researchers will be able to fly, recover and re-test hardware multiple times in a single day, dramatically accelerating the development of next-generation semiconductor crystals and other advanced materials used in quantum computing, advanced electronics and photonics. This partnership further positions Oklahoma as a premier U.S. destination for high-cadence commercial spaceflight and a launchpad for the next era of advanced manufacturing. ✈️🚀 👇 Read the full announcement from Dawn Aerospace below! https://lnkd.in/grbikXDb #OklahomaSpace #Microgravity #InfinityOne #CommercialSpace #AdvancedManufacturing #AerospaceInnovation