Schaeffler AG, based in Germany, manufactures motion technology for automotive, aerospace and industrial applications. Credit: Schaeffler AG
AMSTERDAM – Spire Global revealed another element of its campaign to rapidly scale satellite production in German: strategic cooperation with Schaeffer AG, a major German manufacturer of automotive systems and other motion technologies.
“Together with Schaeffler, we share a long-term vision for sovereign European space capability – built, deployed, and operated within Europe at industrial scale,” Spire CEO Theresa Condor said in a statement.
Earlier this month, Spire unveiled a facility in Munich to develop and manufacture as many as 100 satellites annually. Through a memorandum announced May 27, Spire will draw on Schaeffler’s expertise in large-scale manufacturing, precision engineering and production discipline.
Spire and Schaeffler will “build a sovereign European space hardware and mission business before the end of this decade – industrialized in Germany, flight-proven in orbit, and deployable at scale for defense, weather, civil security, and critical-infrastructure missions,” according to a Spire news release.
