Reimagining European space sovereignty.

Europe is accelerating efforts to achieve space sovereignty—reducing reliance on external launch services and commercial providers—through policies like the EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence and the proposed EU Space Act, which aim to improve safety, resilience (including tailored cybersecurity requirements), and sustainability of space activities; the briefing also highlights recent space-security headlines such as the Pentagon pausing CMMC Phase Two and NATO allies planning a linked military satellite mega-constellation.