13/06/2025
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The European Space Agency has begun the 55th International Paris Air Show by unveiling the first images from the Proba-3 spacecraft.
Philip Thomas, Head of ESA’s ScaleUp Division discussed the opportunities for international collaboration, as well as some of the barriers entrepreneurs have discovered, during the panel Launchpad to the World: Scaling European Space Innovation. The panel featured Nicolette Yeo, Director of Innovation, Singapore Space and Technology Ltd, Gregory Pradels, Advisor to the Director of Strategy, CNES, Kévin Rutankabandi, Space Program Manager, Wheere, Eliza Drazniece, Head of Representative Office in France, Investment and development agency of Latvia, and Hidetaka Aoki, Co-Founder and Director, Space Port Japan, Co-Founder, SPACETIDE Foundation.
Finally, ESA and Leonardo announced they are embarking on a joint project to explore smart antennas powered by Machine Learning to block unwanted signals that can interfere with satellite navigation. The project covers identification of a smarter algorithm for signal blocking, building and testing a real-time receiver demonstrator based on the selected algorithm, and comparing it to conventional larger antennas. See the press release for more details.