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August 26, 2026
Finnish-headquartered sovereign intelligence provider ICEYE has announced the establishment of two new subsidiaries, ICEYE Netherlands and ICEYE India, operating from Amsterdam and New Delhi…
August 24, 2026
Finnish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operator ICEYE announced on August 24, 2026, that it has formally established ICEYE… The post ICEYE sets up India arm, plans local radar satellite production…
August 20, 2026
A decade-long study designed to prove screens damage children's brains found the opposite instead, challenging one of parenting's most cherished anxieties. The post Researchers in Finland tracked…
August 19, 2026
In Finland's hottest rooms, power dissolves and truth emerges—where politicians and ordinary citizens shed their titles along with their clothes. The post Finland has more saunas than cars — about…
HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket from the Gobi Desert. The second Zhuque-3 rocket lifted off […] The…
August 18, 2026
A Finnish law grants strangers the right to cross, camp, and forage on private land—a radical inversion of property rights that most countries would find unthinkable. The post Under everyman’s…
August 17, 2026
HELSINKI — China launched a new batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites over the weekend, following up with a separate launch of a developmental satellite for the UAE. The launch of […] The…
August 15, 2026
A speeding ticket in Finland might cost you a few hundred euros—or your annual salary, depending on how much you earn. The post Finnish police do not simply look up a fixed speeding fine: for speeds…
August 12, 2026
HELSINKI — Chinese reusable launch vehicle maker has secured a first batch of series E funding, months after a huge D++ round, with fundraising still ongoing. The funding is the […] The post China’s…
August 10, 2026
HELSINKI — China appears to have lost an unknown payload after a Long March 7A rocket exploded less than 90 seconds into flight, according to amateur footage. The Long March […] The post Chinese…
August 6, 2026
HELSINKI — Commercial launch company Orienspace has kicked off preparations for an IPO coaching process while closing a funding round for accelerating its reusable Gravity-2 rocket. The…
August 1, 2026
HELSINKI — China sent a new pair of secretive satellites into a programmatically new orbit Wednesday, while also upgrading its on-orbit communications relay capabilities. A Long March 6A rocket…
July 24, 2026
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches Thursday, including a Long March 3B rocket which delivered its payload to orbit despite a lightning strike. The Long March 3B rocket […] The post…
July 22, 2026
HELSINKI — A classified satellite launched by China in June is operating in a creative orbit, giving it a unique vantage point over the geostationary belt. Shijian-31 launched on a […] The post…
HELSINKI — Commercial launch firm Orienspace launched its third Gravity-1 solid rocket late Tuesday, sending nine satellites into orbit from waters off Shanghai. The 30-meter-long Gravity-1 solid…
July 21, 2026
Japan’s IHI is considering adding next-generation hyperspectral satellites from Finnish startup Kuva Space to its planned 100-strong, multi-sensor sovereign Earth observation constellation. The post…
July 20, 2026
HELSINKI — A six-month-old Chinese startup aiming to use artificial intelligence to compress rocket engine development cycles has raised $29.5 million in angel funding. LegendSpace, full name Linjie…