Now With Extra Korea and a Side of Brazil
INNOSPACE, the scrappy South Korean launch startup with a fetish for hybrid engines, has inked a $5.8 million multi-launch deal with Germany’s Media Broadcast Satellite GmbH (MBS), the sort of company that brands itself with phrases like “combat-proven expertise” to remind you they’re not just another satellite signal wrangler. The deal gives MBS two shots aboard HANBIT rockets (one in 2026, the other by 2028) and, more revealingly, exclusive rights to hawk HANBIT launch services in Germany. Apparently, nothing says “sovereign launch capability” quite like outsourcing it to a company headquartered on the other side of Eurasia.
The official language is predictably cloying. Phrases like “deep trust,” “mutual growth,” and “customer-tailored solutions” are lobbed around like they still carry weight. MBS is thrilled to access “agile development” and “responsive space,” which are now obligatory buzzwords for anyone hoping to stay in the good graces of EU defense procurement.
