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Over 30 ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) across Europe have supported hundreds of start-ups for the past two decades. Next to start-ups active in the space sector, some founders have discovered applications for space technologies in various other sectors.
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The European Space Agency plays a pivotal role in fostering innovation and supporting start-ups within the space technology sector. Through initiatives like the ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) programme, ESA provides resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to emerging companies....
Open Cosmos, an alumnus of ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) in Harwell, UK, has had an eventful journey in 2024. Having closed over €100 million in contracts, the company is continuing its growth with satellite manufacturing facilities and...
From 20 to 22 March 2024, ESA’s Future Space Transportation preparation programme (Future Launchers Preparatory Programme – FLPP) hosted the ESA Space Transportation Pitch Week: a series of virtual events exploring new technological concepts for space transportation.
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Comtech, a provider of communication technology, has secured a significant $20 million order from Spectra Group, a UK-based company, to supply next-generation troposcatter systems for NATO and European customers. The order specifically includes Comtech's Comet - Compact Over-the-Horizon Transportable...
On 27 November 2023, the ESA Commercialisation Days: Transportation event will take place. Key actors from the transportation and space sectors will come together to develop new synergies. Read the story below from Awake.Ai, one of the start-ups that...
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the United Kingdom has announced a partnership with OneWeb to collaborate on Position, Timing, and Navigation (PNT) capabilities for the company's second-generation satellite constellation. NPL, which is the national measurement standards laboratory of...
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) NROL-68 satellite on June 22, 2023, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch was the second-to-last rocket mission for the ULA Delta IV...
Revolv Space is a startup currently incubated at ESA BIC Noordwijk and working towards the goal of maximising mission return for small satellite constellations. The aerospace engineers who founded Revolv have developed an autonomous and fail-safe solar array drive...
The US Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) 12 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions under the fiscal 2023 NSSL Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract. Each provider will launch six...