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08 April 2020

OECD Report – Space sustainability: The economics of space debris in perspective

The OECD has issued a report on the topic of space sustainability and the economics of space debris. This paper explores selected long-term sustainability issues related to increasing activities in outer space, with a particular...

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30 March 2020

Space in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

ESA will launch on 31st March 2020 an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) inviting companies to submit their ideas for deploying and demonstrating services to respond to the emergency that Europe, and especially Italy, is facing...

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25 March 2020

Update of Work Programme 2018-2020

The Horizon 2020 Space Work Programme update was adopted by the Commission on 25th March and subsequently published on the European Commission’s Funding and Tenders portal. All updated Horizon 2020 Work Programme parts can be...

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25 March 2020

EC Survey on Quantum Commmunication Infrastructure

The European Commission is launching a call for ideas to gather recommendations and suggestions for priorities and research and innovation (R&I) activities for the quantum communication infrastructure (QCI) initiative. The objective of this call is...

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06 March 2020

ESA Start-up Competition

Collaboration between start-ups and the European Space Agency (ESA) can fast-track the development and introduction of breakthrough space technologies. That’s why ESA is calling for European start-ups to come forward and propose their game-changing space...

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06 March 2020

Johannes Geiss Fellowship 2020 at ISSI, Bern (Switzerland)

The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland, invites applications for the Johannes Geiss Fellowship (JGF) 2020. The JGF provides a generous stipend covering travel cost and living expenses for a stay at ISSI,...

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13 February 2020

Horizon Impact Award 2020

This award is the European Commission’s initiative to recognise and celebrate outstanding projects that have used their results to provide value for society. These projects must have been funded by FP7 and/or Horizon 2020 funding...

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04 February 2020

Call for Ideas: Quantum Technologies for Space-Based Systems

The Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space is looking for recommendations for quantum technology research and innovation (R&I) activities for space systems. These ideas can range from basic research to demonstration and validation in the...

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