SPACE AUTONOMY MONITOREuropean strategic autonomy in space—

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Every source used, the exact statement it supports, and whether that statement has been verified against the KPI definition. 24 sources · 33 source–value links.

Verification overview

Verified primary source 16Verified secondary source 1Partially verified 11Conflicting evidence 3Source verification pending 2No reliable source identified 0
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  • T4 · Research institution · Tier 2 · Research institution

    ESPI Report 102 – Space Venture 2025 – Full Report

    European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)

    Established research institution. Based on ESPI's own tracked transaction dataset; coverage and investor classification follow ESPI methodology.

    Published:
    April 2026 (day not stated).
    Accessed:
    9 Nov 2026

    • "Of the 46 tracked acquisitions of European space companies over the 2014-2025 period, around a third (35%) involved foreign acquirers, predominantly US-based."

      Period: 2014–2025 · Scope: Acquisitions of European space companies (ESPI tracked sample)

      Limitations: "Foreign" may not equal "non-European"; completion and control-transfer status not confirmed; cumulative only.

      Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution). No independent secondary source identified.

      Value located in retrieved text; definitional alignment with the KPI not confirmed.

      ⚑ Partially verified

      Checked 9 Nov 2026

  • T8 · Supplied input (not evidence) · No governance tier (not evidence)

    Space Autonomy Monitor: Phase 1 KPI framework and initial figures (no URL: not a public document)

    Project owner (internal brief)

    Starting inputs only. Not independent evidence. Figures are preserved for traceability and flagged until traced to a documented source.

    Published:
    Supplied on 9 November 2026. Underlying references were not provided with the brief.
    Accessed:
    9 Nov 2026