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#SpaceCafeClip - What really makes a spaceport viable?

From Duqm, #Etlaq Spaceport COO Haitham Almahrizi explains how #Oman is turning geography into #launch capability at #MESC2026. Operations over hype.

Watch: https://youtu.be/i7h_mmh0-uA

#Spaceports #Launch #NovaSpace
January 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Data, Not Orbits, Define Power

At #MESC2026, Torsten Kriening speaks with Alexander Epp of Marble Imaging on why Earth observation today is about owning #data, analytics, and strategic autonomy—not just #satellites.

🔗 https://youtu.be/KpI3bwVzhJw

#SpaceCafeClip #EO #MarbleImaging
MESC 2026 - From Satellites to Sovereignty: A Vision for Data-Driven Space with Alexander Epp
In this Space Café Clip from the second edition of the Middle East Space Conference by Novaspace in Muscat, Torsten Kriening speaks with Alexander Epp, Co-Fo...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 PM
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 PM
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
From Policy to Operations in Orbit

At #MESC2026, Torsten Kriening speaks with Salim Al Alawi of Space Communication Technologies on how #OmanSat-1 is being operated on the ground—from skills and teams to users and national impact.

🎥 https://youtu.be/O6LUJl1aaXs

#SpaceCafeClips #SatelliteOps
MESC 2026 - From Vision to Ops: Building Oman’s Sovereign Satellite Capability with Salim Al Alawi
In this Space Café Clip from the second edition of the Middle East Space Conference by Novaspace in Muscat, Torsten Kriening speaks with Salim Al Alawi, CEO ...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Why Sovereign Connectivity Still Matters

At #MESC2026, Torsten Kriening speaks with Stéphane Vesval of #Airbus Defence and Space on OmanSat-1, modern #GEO #satellites, and why national control over #connectivity assets still matters.

🎥 https://youtu.be/sqy3vsAfxwk

#SpaceCafeClips #SpaceEconomy
MESC 2026 - OmanSat-1 and the Future of Sovereign Connectivity with Stéphane Vesval
In this Space Café Clip from the second edition of the Middle East Space Conference by Novaspace in Muscat, Torsten Kriening speaks with Stéphane Vesval, SVP...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Independent Access to Space Needs Reality

At #MESC2026, Torsten Kriening speaks with Stanislas Maximin of #Latitude on why #European #launch ambitions depend on hardware discipline, geography, and survival, not hype.

🎥 https://youtu.be/QxIG9MKz2D0

#SpaceCafeClip #SpaceEconomy #LaunchIndustry
MESC 2026 -Independent Access to Space: Why Latitude Is Looking Beyond Europe with Stanislas Maximin
In this Space Café Clip from the second edition of the Middle East Space Conference by Novaspace in Muscat, Torsten Kriening sits down with Stanislas Maximin...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Is Baltic Space Under Pressure?

Ieva Sipola examines why #Estonia, #Latvia, and #Lithuania are becoming a critical test case for #Europe’s #space, #security, and dual-use ambitions.

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-the-new-u-s-defense-strategy/

#SpaceWatchGLOpinion #BalticSpace
January 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#Airbus Defense and Space & #Hisdesat will commercialize imagery from the future PAZ-2 radar satellites, boosting #SAR #EO services for defense and commercial users

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/airbus-and-hisdesat-sign-commercialization-agreement-for-paz-2-satellite-imagery/

#SpaceWatchNews
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
ARABSAT Rewrites GEO Playbook

#ARABSAT CEO Dr. Badr Alsuwaidan joins Torsten Kriening at MESC 2026 to discuss software-defined #satellites, hybrid multi-orbit strategy, and what’s next for #GEO operators.

🔗 Watch: https://youtu.be/bp5xBlVXf-Q

#SpaceCafeClip #SatelliteEconomy #MESC26
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
From Orbit to Strategy

#ESA #astronaut Markus Wandt joins Daniela Jovic at Winter Satellite Workshop 2026 to explain why space needs purpose over hype and how strategy must lead technology.

🔗Watch: https://youtu.be/vDPig3Q1dJs

#SpaceCafeClip #WSW26
WSW 2026 - From Orbit to Strategy: Why Space Needs Purpose, Not Hype with Markus Wandt
What happens when an ESA astronaut meets the Nordic epicenter of space innovation? ❄️🛰️In this Space Café Clip, Daniela Jovic sits down with Markus Wandt, a...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
#IAC2026 preparations are ongoing, as the #IAF meets with #Türkiye’s Local Organizing Committee before the 77th Congress in Antalya in October.

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/iaf-meets-with-turkish-local-organizing-committee-in-preparation-for-iac-2026-in-antalya-turkiye/

#SpaceWatchNews #TUA
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 AM
#KSAT has unveiled “Vake Powered by KSAT,” a space-based platform using #optical, #RF, and #radar #satellites to detect and track dark vessels.

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/ksat-launches-vake-powered-by-ksat-platform-for-space-based-maritime-situational-awareness/

#SpaceWatchNews
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#SatVu named Scott Herman as #CTO to lead tech and platform #strategy as the company scales thermal intelligence for national security and monitoring missions

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/satvu-brings-in-national-security-veteran-scott-herman-as-chief-technology-officer/

#SpaceWatchNews #EO
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#Astranis, The MB Group to deliver Oman’s 1st #MicroGEO #satellite, giving the Sultanate sovereign control over key digital infrastructure under Vision 2040.

https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/astranis-and-the-mb-group-partner-to-deliver-sovereign-satellite-connectivity-to-oman/

#SpaceWatchNews
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The Space Age may be heading for its first traffic jam.

Tom Roeder on why soaring #US #launch demand risks overwhelming #spaceport capacity—and why infrastructure is now a strategic concern.

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-spaceport-rush-hour/

#SpaceWatchGLOpinion
January 27, 2026 at 9:46 AM
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
#Oman signs the #Artemis Accords, becoming the 61st member after talks with the #US in Muscat and expanding cooperation with #NASA on lunar exploration.

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/oman-joins-the-artemis-accords-after-third-u-s-oman-strategic-dialogue-in-muscat/

#SpaceWatchNews #MESC2026
January 26, 2026 at 1:16 PM
#SpaceWatchGLOpinion - Torsten Kriening on why the 2026 #US National Defense Strategy treats #space as terrain—and why #Europe is now expected to deliver real #capability, not assumptions.

🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-is-no-longer-the-background-noise-of-strategy/
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM