Will Marshall (C), co-founder and chairman of the board of satellite and Earth data company Planet, and German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (R) listen to German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche (L) as she speaks during the BDI Space Congress 2025 on September 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)