iQPS has been there for a while. They also have a quite unique origin story with a complete pivot.
Indeed, SAR has become a strategic capability to have for countries with space ambitions and earthly concerns.

A complementary solution, cannot substitute RF because resilience and sovereignty for certain applications.

You know, if it is the prelude to Artemis cancellation, I really hope Europe would step in creating our own Moon program. We have the expertise, the know-how and the industry. And it should not exclude the defense ambition.

Brace for Orion 🥲

Very good taxonomy work! I was struggling to find a name for exactly one of the distributed systems described there.

Two studies have been issued and Polish presidency is on top of it as per last EARSC EO Café

I bet on Earth Observation Governmental Service #EOGS - hopefully with the right implementation and governance to propel the European commercial EO sector.

Not surprised. IAASS has been raising awareness about this risk for aviation since 2011 at least. It gathered worldwide experts to develop methodology to assess risks for aviation (starting on pag 45, it is called ADMIRE) www.iaass.org/wp-content/u...

Indeed, I would not expect room for Europe in a SX-led Artemis 2.0 🤷🏻‍♂️

🙋🏻‍♂️ I'm going to be there representing Airbus and there will be a solid EO industry representation (Spire, Leaf Space, KSAT, Planet, etc.)
The topic is extremely critical for (no exaggeration) the future of Earth observation in Europe and globally.

Thanks for the list! Such a great starter pack. Working on SAR from industry POV, count me in if you like.