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15 October 2020

A Space Public-Private Partnership in Horizon Europe?

A potential public-private partnership for research and innovation between the European Commission and the EU’s space industry is currently being discussed within the framework of the upcoming Horizon Europe programme. Read more about the pros,...

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09 October 2020

UK Participation in EU Satellite and Space Programmes from 1 January 2021

The UK has left the EU, and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year. Detailed information on the Brexit implications for UK participation in the EU satellite and space programmes can...

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01 October 2020

ESA ɸ-week Livestream Replay

The livestream recordings of the 2020 ɸ-week, which brought together leading scientists and entrepreneurs from all over the world to discuss and brainstorm scientific and technological opportunities brought by the concept of Digital Twin Earth,...

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23 September 2020

ESA Seeking Ideas for Space-Based Solar Power

Solar energy generation has grown far cheaper and more efficient in recent years, but no matter how much technology advances, fundamental limitations will always remain: solar panels can only generate power during the daytime, and...

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18 September 2020

ESA Industry Space Days 2020 – Presentations Available

Europe’s space community came together through two days of virtual presentations and business-to-business meetings during ESA’s online Industry Space Days on 16–17 September. A record 1900 participants registered for the event. The presentations are now...

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03 September 2020

Vega SSMS PoC Launch on 3/9/2020

The Vega PoC (Proof-of-Concept) mission has been successfully launched and completed on 3rd September 2020. This mission is notable for two reasons: It is the first mission of the SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) modular...

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01 September 2020

Space in the Green Deal Call

Space research and innovation have a big role to play in the upcoming Green Deal Call. The overview below points out which topics of the Green Deal Call may be particularly interesting for Space R&I....

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26 August 2020

ESA EMITS Tender for Aggregation of 13 IOD/IOV Experiments on Spacecraft(s) – Deadline Extended

The ESA EMITS Tender for Aggregation of 13 IOD/IOV Experiments on Spacecraft(s), already posted on COSMOS website on the 21st July 2020, has now a new, extended, deadline. The new deadline is now the 14th...

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