German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer poses next to a satellite mockup at the stand of the OHB space and technology group as she visited the exhibitions at 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)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer 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)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (R) listens as Will Marshall, co-founder and chairman of the board of satellite and Earth data company Planet, 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)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer attends 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)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer 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)

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)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche (L) and German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (R) listen to Will Marshall, co-founder and chairman of the board of satellite and Earth data company Planet, as he 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)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer 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)