SAN FRANCISCO – French propulsion startup Ion-X raised 13 million euros ($13.67 million) in a Series A funding round announced Dec. 10. With the investment, the spinoff of the French […]

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MILAN – It’s not always clear which government agency is responsible for defending satellites against cyberattacks.   Research focused on France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States revealed […]

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France and Germany are now official members of Operation Olympic Defender

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PARIS – By 2030, France plans to have an active capability to defend the space assets its armed forces rely upon, said Eva Portier, space deputy in the French armament […]

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A Chinese launch of the joint Sino-French SVOM mission to study Gamma-ray bursts early Saturday saw toxic rocket debris fall over a populated area.

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The timeline and outcome of France's decision whether to join Operation Olympic Defender could mold international space relations.

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U.S. Space Command is focused on making its constellations more resilient, defending them against a growing array of threats, protecting the joint force from space-enabled attack, and conducting extensive tests and training.

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The French government said Nov. 29 it will join the United States and several other countries in a pledge not to conduct anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests that can leave hazardous debris in orbit.

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An agreement among three European countries could help secure near-term funding for launch vehicle development but have a bigger effect in the long term on how future projects are financed.

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France will increase spending on national and European space programs as the European Space Agency works to secure commitments for its own significant budget increase.

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France joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords June 7, a long-anticipated but significant milestone for the effort to establish best practices for sustainable space exploration.

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India and France have agreed to cooperate to tackle “contemporary challenges that have arisen in space,” including secure access to outer space.

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What if countries don't follow norms of behavior for space operations?

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Vice President Kamala Harris announced the U.S. and France have agreed to expand cooperation on space and cybersecurity issues.

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Thomas Pesquet: A photograph of France as you are more inclined to see it on a map – from the south looking to the north. We were flying over the […]

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French space and defense company Hemeria is taking steps to quickly scale beyond cubesats and find a niche building slightly larger classes of small satellites.

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Exotrail, a French startup that builds electric propulsion systems and designs flight software for smallsats, has raised 11 million euros ($13 million) from investors, the company announced July 16.

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French Internet of Things startup Kinéis has raised 100 million euros ($110.5 million) from private and public investors to fund a constellation of 25 cubesats.

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A cubesat launched Dec. 18 is testing hardware from French component makers jockeying for smallsat constellation work.

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An expanding U.S. civil space budget is a main force behind recent growth in government space spending, but new civil space expenditures in Asia, the Middle East and Africa also contributed.

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