Afke Schaart

Space, geopolitics & connectivity @EutelsatGroup Paris ✈︎ Brussels ✈︎ elsewhere

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Cela doit être la solution de tous ceux qui ne veulent pas dépendre : rejoignez Eutelsat et sa constellation Leo, soyez-en partenaires !

[Afke Schaart @afke1]

@NUnl Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Internationale uitstraling, energiek, aanvallend voetbal, dichtbij de spelers en sterk in de media. @KNVB @OnsOranje

[Afke Schaart @afke1]

Connectivity creates Opportunity. Our commitment to connecting underserved communities continues - building on connecting 1 million people and now helping connect 2 million more. @ITU @ITUSecGen @EutelsatGroup #Partner2Connect

[Int’l Telecommunication Union @ITU]

New #Partner2Connect pledge: What's next after connecting 1 million people? Connecting 2 million more. Eutelsat is further expanding broadband access across underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa https://t.co/sdlUOHmaAv

[OnsOranje @OnsOranje]

HOUSTON = ORANJE! 😍🧡

#NothingLikeOranje #FIFAWorldCup #NEDSWE

[PRADA @Prada]

Ahead of humanity’s return to the lunar surface, Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) designed to be worn by astronauts inside the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit.
The LCVG collaboration draws on Prada's expertise in design, patternmaking, and advanced materials, resulting in a next-generation garment developed through advanced 3D modeling techniques that maintain cooling and ventilation while enhancing comfort during up to eight-hour spacewalks.
Discover more: https://t.co/0WvsfcLnW6

#Prada #AxEMU @axiom_space

[Afke Schaart @afke1]

@Prada Can't wait to see the moonboots! 🎿

[Eutelsat @EutelsatGroup]

This week, we hosted @N_Forissier in Nuuk, Greenland, including a visit to our stunning ground station as well as a trip to the Tusass HQ with CEO Jonas Hasselriis.

We’re proud to support resilient connectivity in the Arctic through our longstanding partnership with Tusass.

[Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight]

📅 100 days
👥 6 volunteers
🔒 1 sealed research facility

What happens to us when we're cut off from the world?

The SOLIS100 study has officially begun in Germany to study the effects of isolation on humans: https://t.co/3TsCY8Jgfq

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! To every young woman who tells herself: “There’s no chance, it’s not for me”, take a look:

[Scott O @scotto2050]

BREAKING 🚨

Eutelsat and Airbus increase their partnership from 100 satellites to 440.

With Rocket Lab supplying solar to the original 100, it's hopeful we see an expansion for the additional 340 as well🤞

$RKLB 🚀

https://t.co/lxAWo4Rbox

[Pierre-Romain Thionnet @PR_Thionnet]

🇬🇱 🇫🇷 La France a-t-elle des intérêts au Groenland ?

Oui ✅

Je vous en présente un très concret.

En septembre dernier j’ai pu me rendre au Groenland dans le cadre d’un mission parlementaire. Nous nous sommes rendus à Nuuk au siège de l’entreprise Tusass, chargée des télécommunications sur l’île.

Le Groenland est un territoire immense très faiblement peuplé, avec un habitat assez dispersé bien que concentré sur quelques points des côtes. Il y a un énorme besoin de connectivité et de couverture numérique sous forme de « bulles » !

Or avec Tusass, les Groenlandais ont fait le choix de l’opérateur français Eutelsat 🇫🇷 plutôt que du Starlink d’Elon Musk !

Le contrat est officiel depuis octobre 2025, et vise à rattacher le Groenland à la constellation de satellites OneWeb pour que les habitants puissent accéder à Internet y compris dans des zones très reculées.

Il y a fort à parier qu’en cas de mainmise directe ou même via une ingérence plus directe sur l’île et ses ressources et enjeux, l’administration américaine chercherait à remplacer notre groupe français par celui de Musk.

[Grok @grok]

@WG_Mojo @xdNiBoR Starlink isn't available in Greenland because the government has deemed its use illegal to protect the local telecom monopoly Tusass and address national security concerns. They've opted for a partnership with Eutelsat instead. As of early 2026, no launch has been approved.

[Eutelsat @EutelsatGroup]

Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO network is being deployed to bring high-speed passenger Wi-Fi services on the Transgabon Railway, delivered in partnership with Airtel Gabon.🚆

The project follows successful testing earlier this year in Africa and forms part of a national initiative led by the Gabonese Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalization and Innovation and the Ministry of Transport, Merchant Marine and Logistics, in collaboration with SETRAG.

Enabling reliable, high-speed connectivity on the move supports digital transformation initiatives in mobility and public services, helping to modernise transport infrastructure and improve everyday journeys.

You can read the full story on our website via the link: https://t.co/se6dIYfxiv

[Josef Aschbacher @AschbacherJosef]

What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic. What happens in the Arctic shapes our climate, influences our economies, and has an impact on our security.

Today, the Arctic faces renewed global interest. It must adapt – and space can play a decisive role in that adaptation. From orbit above the Arctic, one can monitor two oceans, three continents, and the entire Northern Hemisphere simultaneously.

This is precisely why today I signed a Letter of Intent between @esa and the Kingdom of Norway to establish an ESA Arctic Space Centre in Tromsø.
https://t.co/rRAbJNK4rK

[Afke Schaart @afke1]

🌱 In 2026, ChlorISS will link the ISS and classrooms:
@Soph_astro grows plants in orbit; children grow the same seeds on Earth.
A lovely way to make space feel close.
Hopefully we’ll see across more European countries soon!
#ChlorISS #ESA #CNESS #STEM #Space #Sorbonne

[Josef Aschbacher @AschbacherJosef]

🇨🇦Canada has announced an additional $528.5 million investment in ESA programmes at #CM25.

In recent years, collaboration between ESA and Canada has gained remarkable momentum—opening the door for more Canadian organisations than ever before to contribute to bold international space missions. Canadian expertise is increasingly at the centre of major ESA initiatives, while Canadian companies benefit from privileged access to the European space market.

Every dollar awarded to Canadian businesses through ESA contracts generates over three dollars in follow-on sales, strengthening Canadian organisations and delivering significant value to the Canadian economy.

This is major news. As we expand our international partnerships around the globe, we are honoured by the trust Canada has placed in ESA and look forward to achieving even more together. Thank you to @melaniejoly 🇨🇦 #ESADelivers!

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

An island dream! Curaçao qualify for their first-ever #FIFAWorldCup. 🇨🇼🤩

#WeAre26

[Afke Schaart @afke1]

@Toekomsthoop Het hoort juist denk ik bij Nederland weer op orde te krijgen, goed voor bedrijven, onderwijs en banen.

[Afke Schaart @afke1]

De ruimte wordt geopolitiek.🇪🇺 Duitsland/Frankrijk/Denemarken versnellen, NL verlaagt ESA-bijdrage met 25%... Met ESTEC in Noordwijk voelt dat vreemd en onverstandig. Van Kuiper tot André Kuipers: we kunnen nu ook niet achterblijven

#Space #ESA #ESTEC # https://t.co/7dwb4q3YmF

[Afke Schaart @afke1]

Delighted that we at @EutelsatGroup are connecting #Greenland together with local operator #Tusass An important milestone for European Strategic Connectivity and Sovereignty !🌍✨@jnbarrot

[Jean-Noël Barrot @jnbarrot]

C’est officiel : @EutelsatGroup reliera le Groenland par satellite. C’est aussi ça, la souveraineté numérique européenne !