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Peggy Hollinger

International business editor

Peggy Hollinger is the FT's international business editor and writes a fortnightly column for Inside Business as well as features and news on European industry.

In her 35 years at the FT, she has held a variety of editing and reporting roles in London, Paris and Tokyo. These included Paris bureau chief, UK companies editor, Industry Editor, Leader writer and a secondment as Nikkei Asia business editor. She has also covered the aerospace, space, retail, oil and gas, and utilities sectors.

Email Peggy Hollinger @peggyhollinger  on X.com (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Wednesday, 11 February, 2026
    Space industry
    UK space start-up Orbex collapses as takeover talks break down

    Government-backed rocket maker in administration with £49mn in debt after sale discussions with Europe’s TEC fail

    The Orbex rocket viewed from below, with the Orbex logo and several European flags displayed near the top, held by a launch support structure against a dark sky.
  • Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
    Satellites
    Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites, officials believe

    Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow

    An Intelsat satellite with large blue solar panels and multiple dish antennas floats in space
  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    EU defence
    Germany plans satellite missile detection system to cut reliance on US

    Berlin’s move reflects unease over depending on US capabilities to spot long-range missiles from space

    A long-exposure photo shows a Minuteman 3 missile launching at night, leaving a bright arc in the sky above a lit facility
  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Aerospace & Defence
    Rheinmetall in talks over Starlink-style service for German army

    Tank producer negotiating with satellite company over bid for slice of country’s €35bn military space budget

    An OHB Space Systems employee in a lab coat and hairnet works on electronic wiring near a large satellite structure.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    Space industry
    UK government-backed rocket start-up Orbex in sale talks with European space group

    Potential sale of company likely to raise questions over UK space strategy

    The Orbex Prime rocket stands on a launch pad at night, illuminated by bright lights with smoke rising around its base.
  • Thursday, 27 November, 2025
    European Space Agency
    European nations to fund military-grade surveillance network in space

    ESA will develop a programme designed to serve military as well as civil requirements for the first time

    A satellite with two large solar panels floats above Earth, with Africa and cloud patterns visible on the planet’s surface.
  • Monday, 24 November, 2025
    Space industry
    European capsule start-up races to build SpaceX rival

    Franco-German group The Exploration Company is planning a significantly larger capital raise than its $160mn round last year

    A rendering shows the Nyx spacecraft approaching the International Space Station above Earth.
  • Wednesday, 19 November, 2025
    Germany
    Germany unveils its first space strategy

    Berlin also plans to spend €35bn on military space capabilities by 2030

    An Ariane 6 rocket carrying the Sentinel 1-D satellite launches from the Guiana Space Centre, flames and smoke visible at lift-off
  • Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
    Technology
    Can man land, and live, on Mars?

    Our new podcast series explores the mission to the red planet

  • Friday, 24 October, 2025
    Space exploration
    Nasa, we have a problem

    The rift with SpaceX is the latest symptom of the disarray engulfing the US agency and its ambitions

    Peggy Hollinger
    Sean Duffy speaks at a podium with Department of Transportation signage, flanked by US and department flags.
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    Space industry
    Airbus, Leonardo and Thales strike space deal to rival Musk’s SpaceX

    European defence groups promise ‘significant synergies’ to respond to rapid expansion of Starlink network

    A red-tinted photo of a SpaceX Starship rocket surrounded by exhaust is overlaid on a graphic with a blue rocket plume and logos for Thales, Airbus, and Leonardo.
  • Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
    Tech Tonic podcast31 min listen
    Mission to Mars: Bad science fiction

    Can humans survive, let alone thrive, on Mars?

  • Tuesday, 21 October, 2025
    Space industry
    Space groups near deal on creation of European champion

    Airbus set to own 35% under agreement while Leonardo and Thales would each hold 32.5%

    A montage of a rocket and company logos
  • Wednesday, 15 October, 2025
    Tech Tonic podcast30 min listen
    Mission to Mars: The new space race

    Can the US beat China to the red planet?

  • Tuesday, 16 September, 2025
    Aerospace & Defence
    Space start-ups jostle for Nato billions

    Companies hope military appetite for commercial services will revive fortunes but obstacles remain

    The Russian Angara-A5 rocket lifts off from the launch pad, surrounded by clouds of exhaust and support towers.
  • Monday, 11 August, 2025
    Space industry
    Europe’s space ambitions at risk over dependence on Nasa, agency warns

    The bloc relies on Nasa capabilities for as much of half of its exploration budget

    An ESA astronaut with three Nasa astronauts
  • Tuesday, 5 August, 2025
    Eutelsat SA
    Eutelsat set for another year of shrinking margins despite booming demand for OneWeb

    French satellite group reports widening losses but also higher revenues from its low Earth orbit broadband service

    Eutelsat satellite dishes in Madeira
  • Monday, 4 August, 2025
    Space industry
    Scottish rocket maker looks abroad for launch due to lack of UK facilities

    Manufacturer Skyrora granted long-awaited licence but told it cannot use Shetland spaceport this year

    CGI of Skyrora rocket launch
  • Tuesday, 8 July, 2025
    Space industry
    US space industry sounds alarm over budget cut to collision alert system

    Groups representing companies including SpaceX sign letter warning move puts ‘critical missions in harm’s way’

    The logo of the Starlink satellite-internet communication system on a smartphone
  • Thursday, 19 June, 2025
    Eutelsat SA
    France to double stake in Eutelsat as Europe looks for rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink

    Deal risks leaving UK as bit-part player in OneWeb which government rescued from bankruptcy in 2020

    Eutelsat satellite dishes are arranged in a network
  • Thursday, 12 June, 2025
    European Space Agency
    European Space Agency seeks €1bn for satellite network with military capabilities

    Constellation would be the ESA’s first big programme designed for defence and security as well as civil purposes

    Earth
  • Thursday, 12 June, 2025
    Aerospace & Defence
    European plans to create space champion face challenging timeline

    Hurdles to merger of Airbus, Thales and Leonardo operations come as industry struggles against Elon Musk’s Starlink

    A montage of a rocket launch, a plume of smoke and the logos of Thales, Airbus and Leonardo
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    Space industry
    The Big Read. Has Starlink already won the new space race?

    Elon Musk’s satellite system dominates the battle for the future of global connectivity. Amazon and Chinese rivals are working to catch up

    Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos along with the SpaceX and Amazon logos
  • Monday, 5 May, 2025
    Eutelsat SA
    Eutelsat names new chief as Europe’s Starlink rival seeks to unlock funding

    Outgoing CEO confirms company is looking ‘to adjust our governance and shareholder structure’

    Eva Berneke
  • Tuesday, 15 April, 2025
    Technology sector
    Trump official tells Europe to choose US or Chinese tech

    FCC chair Brendan Carr urges ‘western allies’ to pick Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on April 13 2025
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