Officials from the European Union and the United States convened in Washington, D.C. on 8–9 September 2025 for the 13th U.S.-EU Space Dialogue. The two-day meeting brought together senior space representatives on both sides of the Atlantic to discuss key issues in the space domain and to deepen tran
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As our reliance on Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) technologies grows, measures which safeguard the integrity of positioning and timing signals become more important. Recognising this, the European Commission has introduced Galileo OSNMA.
The European Commission, as Programme Manager of the EU Space Programme, announces a major milestone for EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based augmentation system. On 25 August 2025, the GEO-3 satellite Eutelsat 5 West B officially transitioned from test to operational status, broadcasting the EGNOS Signa
The European Commission and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) will host a webinar titled “Introducing the new Galileo authentication service, OSNMA” on 1 September 2025 at 14:00 CEST to present Galileo’s new authentication service.
The Copernicus Sentinel-5A satellite successfully launched today aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. It marks a significant step forward in Europe’s ability to monitor air pollution and atmospheric health on a global scale.
To bolster Europe’s independent access to space, the European Commission has launched a study on Key Ground Infrastructure for Access to Space.
The Commission welcomes the expression of interest from Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Finland to access loans under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument
On Friday July 25th, 2025, at 11:03 p.m. local time (02:03 a.m. UTC, 04:03 a.m. CEST, on July 26th, 2025), MicroCarb satellite, were launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The launch was performed using an Arianespace operated Vega C rocket.
The CNES-led MicroCarb mission is Europe’s first satellite dedicated to mapping global carbon dioxide (CO₂) sources and sinks. Using a high-precision spectrometer, MicroCarb will help distinguish between natural absorption of CO₂ and emissions from human activities.
OSNMA enables Galileo satellites to transmit a “digital signature” along with their standard Open Service navigation data. This signature allows receivers to verify that the signal they are receiving genuinely originates from Galileo and not from a malicious or spoofed source.
