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Year: 2024
Further contract opportunities at Europe’s Spaceport
Meet Europe’s space community at ESA’s Industry Space Days 2024
ESA Commercialisation Days are good for business
SME Forum 2024 Join ESA’s annual consultation process

Year: 2023
Small but mighty companies working on ESA’s planetary defence mission
Digitalisation in focus: ESA opportunities for industry
Exploration of space industry best practice
Canadian industry opportunities with ESA
Europe’s Spaceport: digitalisation contract opportunities

Year: 2022
New features for ESA’s matchmaking tool
Commercialisation of space boosted at ESA Ministerial Council
Einstein Industries Ventures joins ESA Investor Network
Meet the SME Office at Space Tech Expo
Europe’s space industry gathers at ESA
Industry Space Days 2022 presentations
ESA business boosts small space companies
ESA announces winning startups at IAC event
Space startups pitch to fly at IAC 2022
ESA leads high-level forum with industry
Tighter controls on hazardous chemicals to impact space industry
ESA centre to develop Europe’s space economy and promote commercialisation
SME Forum 2022 – Join ESA’s annual consultation process
Europe’s Spaceport: industrial service contract opportunities
Industry Space Days 2022: join Europe’s space community at ESA/ESTEC
Small companies partake in ESA’s European Service Module
ESA selects payloads for Ariane 6 first flight
Ariane 6 central core set for assembly
Ariane 6 upper stage readies for tests at Europe’s Spaceport
Ariane 6 central core reaches Europe’s Spaceport

Year: 2021
Liftoff in images: Webb on Ariane 5
New TEC business-to-business website to explore
ESA contract to advance Vega-C competitiveness
European space industry meets at ESA’s virtual Industry Space Days
Ariane 5 moved to meet Webb
Test tanks fuelled for ESA’s Themis reusable first stage
ESA Boost! contract for flight demonstration of Spectrum launch vehicle
ESA and CNES collaborate towards a European Space Transportation Hub
Latest Vega launch paves way for Vega-C
Last call: fly your payload on first Ariane 6 launch
ESA opens doors to space for European industry
Announcement of opportunity to fly payloads on ESA’s Space Rider
Ariane 5 sets new record on latest launch
Meet the winners of two ESA competitions at the IAC 2021
ESA welcomes Webb in French Guiana for launch on Ariane 5
Industry Space Days 2021: Registration open
ESA announces winners of the Global Space Markets Challenge
Ariane 6 launch complex inaugurated at Europe’s Spaceport
SME Forum: contribute to the annual consultation process
Microgravity on demand with Earth return through ESA’s Boost!
Top 12 companies selected in Global Space Markets Challenge
ESA Council agrees resolution on Ariane 6 and Vega-C exploitation and future space transportation
Unveiling vehicles and technologies for future space transportation
Vega launches Pléiades Neo and CubeSats
Watch Vega launch live
Europe’s Spaceport gains new radar
Save the date: Industry Space Days 2021
Ariane 5 launches pioneering reprogrammable telecommunications satellite
Rocket tanks of carbon fibre reinforced plastic proven possible
Global Space Markets Challenge: Longlists announced
ESA advances Vega rocket evolution beyond 2025
Ariane 6 targets new missions with Astris kick stage
ESA’s Boost! fosters new launch and in-orbit services
Global Space Markets Challenge application deadline extended to 30 July
Last call for Global Space Markets Challenge
Lithuania joins Global Space Markets Challenge
Metalysis–ESA Grand Challenge: team Malt wins first phase
New ESA contracts to advance Prometheus and Phoebus projects
ESA competition to springboard SMEs into international markets
Vega’s first launch this year
Early combined tests mimic Ariane 6 liftoff
Widen your business reach via esa-match
ESA boost for UK space transportation initiatives
ESA launches new esa-star online tools
Discover esa-match, ESA’s new matchmaking tool
Space exploration for business
ExPeRT Exploration Preparation Research and Technology
EMITS to esa-star Publication migration plan
ESA defines elements of future European space transportation solutions
Ariane 6 upper stage installed for tests
Ariane 6 upper stage heads for hot-firing tests
New esa-star modules for enhanced industry collaboration
Opportunities for industry to renew Europe’s Spaceport
Tests prove carbon-fibre fuel tank for Phoebus upper stage

Year: 2020
Europe’s Spaceport prepares for Ariane 6
ESA and CNES sign contract to maintain and modernise Spaceport
ESA plans demonstration of a reusable rocket stage
System study results for SABRE-powered reusable launcher
ESA signs contracts for reusable Space Rider up to maiden flight
ESA offers online session on fraud prevention, integrity and whistleblowing
Programme for Associate Member States
ESA and CNES choose renewable energy to power Europe’s Spaceport
ESA signs first Boost! commercial space transportation contracts
ESA lays out roadmap to Vega-C and Ariane 6 flights
All solid motors for Vega-C complete qualification tests
All engines for Ariane 6 complete qualification tests
Demonstrator masters flight sequences for reusable rocket stages
Final hot firing proves P120C booster for Ariane 6
ESA brings space industry together online
Don’t miss at ISD 2020
Ariane 5’s third launch of 2020
Discussing solutions at the Global Space Economic Workshop
Join the third online Global Space Economic Workshop
Join the second online Global Space Economic Workshop
ESA Startup competition announces four winners
Vega’s return to flight
Join the online Global Space Economic Workshop
Vega return to flight proves new rideshare service
Watch Vega rideshare launch live
Rideshare service for light satellites to launch on Vega
Webinar on how to use PSS-A forms
How to inform ESA of changes to your legal entities
Join ESA’s Industry Space Days 2020 online
ESA Startup competition: next steps
COVID-19 crisis: an opportunity for European SMEs?
ESA Startup competition extended
Boost! frequently asked questions
ESA Startup competition: last call
Prepare for the Big Science Business Forum 2020
3D-printed thrust chamber passes first tests for Vega evolutions
Ariane 5’s second launch of 2020
Access to finance for SMEs: obstacles and new opportunities
ESA moves ahead on low-cost reusable rocket engine
SME training on Product Assurance in ESA projects
First Spacebus Neo satellite launched
Boost! – ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support Programme
Permanently open call for commercial space transportation services
Free cybersecurity workshop for SMEs

Year: 2019
40 years of Ariane
Announcement of Opportunity for the position of Alternate to the ESA Industrial Ombudsman
Ariane 5’s fourth launch this year
Ariane 6 parts come together, Europe’s Spaceport prepares
Signed protocols on exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
ESA at the New Space Economy European Expoforum
Meet the SME Office at Space Tech Expo
Access to space and back
New rocket fairing design offers smoother quieter ride
Ariane 6’s core engine completes qualification tests
Calculating rates to ESA: training course opportunity for SMEs
ESA offers insights on EU’s regulations on chemicals
Free app provides glossary of terms used in all European space activities
Get started with ECOS
First rollout of Ariane 6 mobile gantry
ESA space transportation workshops look to Space19+ and beyond
High Level Forum with Industry
ESA expertise to support Portugal’s launch programme
Space cybersecurity for smart cities
Challenges of future urban settlements on the Moon and Mars
ECOS Community site
Ariane 5’s second launch of 2019
ESA fosters early involvement in Vega and Space Rider
Cost-efficient manufacturing for rocket cylinders
Livestream ECSS Training on quality standards
ESA boost to new commercial space transportation services
Ariane 6 development on track
Space Rider: Europe’s reusable space transport system
Unveiling technologies for future launch vehicles
All engines GO for Vega-C maiden flight
Poland to improve thrust control in ‘green’ rocket engines
‘Intelligent’ thrust for Europe’s future launchers
Contracts signed for prototype of a highly-optimised black upper stage
Global Space Economic Workshop will discuss habitat in space
Drop test proves technologies for reusable microlauncher
Europe’s institutions on their use of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
Opportunity to test with ESA’s atomic oxygen simulator
Do you like esa-star?
Vega launches PRISMA for Italy
Vega-C enters qualification phase for maiden flight
Microlaunchers to grow Europe’s economy
Space workshops to power urban innovation
Last chance to join the competition
Do business with ESA
Workshop to explore ESTEC’s laboratories and facilities
Previous training for SMEs: 2018 and 2017
New test facility for Ariane 6 upper stage
3D-printed storable-propellant rocket engine design tested
Join the Copernicus Supplier Industry Days
Large System Integrators
Ariane 5’s first launch of 2019
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency signs up to joint statement on European institutional exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
Announcement of Opportunity for the position of Alternate to the ESA Industrial Ombudsman
P120C solid rocket motor tested for use on Vega-C
Compete in a lunar economy
SME training on Product Assurance in ESA projects
Calculating rates to ESA: training course opportunity for SMEs
Previous training for SMEs

Year: 2018
Winning ideas for new space transport services
Ariane 6 on the way to flight
Ariane 5’s sixth launch this year
ESA at Station F: looking for applications to the first Grand Challenge
Focus on Vega developments
Vega launches Earth observation satellite for Morocco
Microlaunchers: new ways to access space
Hot fire test proves 3D-printed thrust chamber for future Vega Evolution
New horizon for space transportation services
Workshop on REACH Regulation and its impact on the space sector
European institutions sign Joint Statement on European Institutional Exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
The Moon Race: Pioneering Sustainable Lunar Exploration
Microlaunch services workshop in Paris on 6 November
Norway takes the lead in hybrid propulsion
Ariane 5 – 100 and counting!
Meet the SME Office at IAC 2018
Ariane 6 launch table now on pad
ISD 2018 presentations
Boost for European business at ESA’s Industry Space Days
Next stop – space
Case study shows economic value of Copernicus Earth observation data
With ESA the sky is not the limit
Requirements of the Metalysis–ESA Grand Challenge
How to apply
Contact us
Interview with ESA Grand Challenge Ambassador Martina Caironi
Building and powering by disruptive innovation
Metalysis–ESA Grand Challenge launched
Industry Space Days 2018: register by 27 July
New closing date for applications for the position of ESA Industrial Ombudsman is 24 August
A community of innovation at the Farnborough Airshow and ESA
Focus on the future of space transportation: ESA’s call for ideas
Workshop on additive and advanced manufacturing technologies and digitalisation
Hot firing proves solid rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C
ESA Global Space Economic Forum
Norway’s hybrid rocket motor sets new record
ESA Global Space Economic Forum
SME4Space
High Level Forum 2018
High Level Forum with Industry on 9 October
Solid rocket motor poised for first hot firing
European industry gears up for Vega-C debut in 2019
ESA Council decides on the completion of Ariane 6 and endorses start of transition from Ariane 5 to Ariane 6
First hot firing of next-generation rocket engine
Newsletter
Designing future settlements in space
Announcement of Opportunity for the position of ESA Industrial Ombudsman
Presentations at GSEW@Italy
Building cybersecurity at the Global Space Economic Workshop
Back to the Moon, the sustainable way
ESA announces first Global Space Economic Forum
Announcement of opportunity to fly payloads to space on ESA’s Space Rider
Ariane 5’s second launch of 2018
Meet the SME Office at ILA 2018
ESA proves new technologies to power future launchers
Shared launch opportunities for light satellites
Industry Space Days 2018: registration is now open
Interview with Guglielmo Baeli on the oil and gas sector
Interview with Vincent Bastide on construction
Interview with Giulia Pastorella on cybersecurity
Ariane 6 launch table takes shape in Kourou
ESA explores microlaunchers for small satellites
Join the GSEW Community of Innovation on 24 May
Second Ariane 6 and Vega-C solid rocket motor prepared for testing
Ariane 6 launch site visit
Procurement dashboard
Ariane 5’s first launch of 2018
Satellites paint a detailed picture of maritime activity
Contribute to the harmonisation of European space technologies
First hot firing of Ariane 6’s Vulcain engine

Year: 2017
ESA Euronews: Ariane 6
Prometheus to power future launchers
ESA Council approves 35% advance payment for SMEs
Get engaged, shape the future!
Space exploration: open for business
Vega Evolution preparation and Space Rider development
Building Ariane 6 mobile gantry at Europe’s Spaceport
New email for ESA ombudsman
New overview available on ESA procurements
Vega launches Earth observation satellite for Morocco
Global Space Economic Workshop
Global Space Economic Forum: Community of Innovation
Ariane 6’s Vulcain engine set for first firing
Contact us
Working groups
Speakers
Shifting gear: Cyber security and artificial intelligence for connected vehicles
Beyond fragility: Solutions for aging or physically challenged citizens
Fuel the future: Energy and extracting resources in extreme environments
Aim higher…together
Welcome to the Global Space Economic Workshop
Telemedicine via satellite improves care at astronaut landings
ECSS Training Livestream: Space Engineering
Meet the SME Office at Space Tech Expo
Rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C is cast for testing
New horizons for European industry
Webinar with ESA’s Industrial Ombudsman
Ariane 5’s fifth launch this year
ESA and industry collaborate to improve rocket fairings
Vega lofts two satellites on second launch this year
Reaching for the Moon and beyond
Water and oxygen made on the Moon
Improving R&D proposals to ESA
High Level Forum with Industry on 12 October
Global Space Economic Workshop
Ariane 5 launch proves reliability and flies new fairing
Improving space transportation for Europe
Pacis 3
Satellite for 5G
ESA and European space industry join forces on ‘Satellite for 5G’
Join us at Le Bourget to discuss space for commercial purposes
ESA to present two new satcom projects at Paris Air and Space Show
Invitation to ESA’s Future Mars Exploration Day
Game changers for the ESA Grand Challenge
ESA Grand Challenge
Big Science Business Forum 2018
Opportunities beyond the International Space Station
Vega-E
Vega-C
Space Rider overview
Ariane 5 launches its heaviest telecom payload
Meet the SME Office at the Paris Air Show
Setting the stage
Pioneer for in-orbit demonstration
New satcoms get ticket to space through ESA’s Pioneer programme
R&D proposal writing: training for SMEs
Livestream ECSS Training on quality standards
Training materials
Satellite service boosting special flight operations
Innovation Exchange – Fuel the future
Open Call for proposals for ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme
Fuel the future by joining the Innovation Exchange
Workshop: managing obsolescence risks in space programmes
Ariane 5’s second liftoff this year
ESA Grand Challenge: a Space 4.0 initiative
Grand Challenge themes
Role of the sponsor
Mobility
Cyber security
Space for physically challenged people
Asteroid/Moon mining in-situ resource utilisation
Vega flight opportunity for multiple small satellites
ECSS training livestream: follow five space standardisation modules online
No obstacles for airports using satellites
Ariane 5’s first launch this year
ESA Grand Challenge rewards solutions to complex problems
Introducing @ESAforSME
Improved payment conditions for SMEs in ESA contracts
ScyLight
Register for the ECOS 5.2 training event at ESTEC
Adoption of the ESA grand Challenge Statute
Opportunity for SME: “Enter the SpaceDataHighway” challenge

Year: 2016
Preparing for air traffic control via satellite
Ariane 5’s seventh launch this year
ESA programmes and activities of interest to SMEs
ESA Grand Challenge forges ahead
Talking about space for sustainability
Boost to Italy’s satellite services industry
Way forward for ESA Telecom following Ministerial Council meeting
Vega lofts Turkey’s Earth observation satellite
Launcher systems and technologies
Electronics and Avionics
Event: Developing space entrepreneurship, 25 November in Paris
Event: “Space Economy: business opportunity at large”, 23 November in Paris
Remote learning via satellite in Italy
Venture capital available for space-based companies
Ariane 6 on track
New president at ASAS
Boosting Europe’s all-electric satellites
esa-star: open for business
Trusted Ariane 5 lays foundations for Ariane 6
Triggers for an active industrial space policy
Presentations from ISD2016 now online
ISD2016 presentations
Read ESA’s Report on the Space Economy 2016
Record attendance at ESA’s Industry Space Days event
Ariane 5 booster fires up for tests
Vega releases five satellites in complex mission
ECO
Bringing schools and communities online in Africa
European cooperation for safer skies
First satellite-based wildlife monitoring tool for airports
Ariane 5’s fourth launch this year
Meeting on critical space technologies
Talking space downstream activities
Communicating on ESA contracts under indirect payment scheme
Dedicated email address for communicating on ESA contracts under the indirect payment scheme
Sentinel data bring significant economic benefits
ESA’s High Level Forum emphasises space strategy for Europe
Updated conference agenda – ESA Industry Space Days 2016
Ariane 5 delivers its heaviest commercial payload
Monitoring pipelines from space
Read part two of New Space and the role of public support
New Space and the role of public support
Satcoms is changing lives in South African rural schools
Ariane 6 is taking shape
Training
Analysing the impacts of both the Ariane 5 and Vega programme
Socio-economic evaluation of space activities in selected ESA Member States
Growth and employment in the global space sector
Public engagement in space
From assessing socio-economic impact to the development of the space economy
New ESA Director of Launchers appointed
All-electric satellites in sight for Europe
Goodbye paper! ESA Tendering is now online
esa-star: important messages
How will esa-star affect you?
Ariane 5 launch contributes to Ariane 6 development
Space keeps us safe as air travel rises
VV04 – IXV Spaceplane
VV02 – Vega uses Vespa
VV01 – Vega’s first liftoff
Introduction to esa-star registration
ARTES Applications Workshop for SMEs and Start-ups
Sign up to the Industry Space Days 2016 event, 20–22 September 2016
Develop and demonstrate secure satcoms for government
Keeping transport systems on track
Two new ESA studies launched
ESA’s participation in the International Space Station
A cost-benefit analysis of the SSA programme
Industry Space Days 2016 postponed
How to use PSS forms
ESA Space Economy Steering Group
Vega
Verta flights to demonstrate Vega
Vega capabilities
Ariane 5’s first launch of 2016
Impact of space activities in French Guiana
Dialogue with industry at the High Level Forum 2015
Evaluation of the Launchers Programme

Year: 2015
Vega graduates with perfect record
Farmers benefit from satellite coverage
ESA’s Neosat gains momentum with Eurostar Neo
Ariane 5’s sixth launch this year
Smart manufacturing cuts cost of rockets
Sporting Italy uses satellites to share more goals
Fifth mission for Ariane 5 this year
ESA’s Neosat programme moves into development
Ariane 5’s fourth launch of 2015
Ariane 6 and Vega C begin development
Venture capital to nurture ESA space applications
Satcoms linking rural schools in South Africa and Italy
ICE
ICE: a hot topic for satcoms
Europe advances with safer air travel
Tracking marine traffic via satellite
Neosat: meeting the needs of satellite operators
ESA spaceplane on display
Getting the best from next-generation satcoms
Indigo
Ariane 5’s second launch of 2015
ESA mourns loss of Director Antonio Fabrizi
Satellites make a load of difference to bridge safety
Space aids Ebola patients
Ariane 5’s first launch of 2015
ESA’s spaceplane back on dry land
Smoother ride on future launchers
ESA’s spaceplane is coming home
Calling on satellites in alpine rescues
ESA experimental spaceplane completes research flight
Vega takes the challenge
Frequently asked questions on Vega
Frequently asked questions on IXV
What’s new about Europe’s reentry mission?
Call for Media: ESA’s experimental spaceplane set for flight
Satellites for peat’s sake
Vega ready to launch spaceplane

Year: 2014
Sixth launch for Ariane 5 this year
Satellites helping to assess risk of epidemics
Building a safer airspace for Europe
Vega launch of ESA spaceplane postponed
Satellites for smart logging
Fifth launch for Ariane 5 this year
Setting sail for ESA spaceplane recovery
Cheaper satellite broadband anywhere
Opening doors to space
ESA spaceplane on its way
Ariane 5’s fourth launch of 2014
Satcoms fast-tracking breast cancer detection
Last chance to see ESA’s spaceplane
ESA’s spaceplane set for flight
Boosting marine traffic monitoring via satellite
Satellites for safer seas
Collaboration
IXV spacecraft
Overview
Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle
Experimental spaceplane unboxed for final tests
Bringing back our spaceplane
Shifting land won’t stop your journey
Satellites improving lives in rural Africa
Satellites helping to modernise railways
Tracking Europe’s family of launchers from Gabon
Iris for safer air travel
Commercial liftoff for Europe’s smallest launcher
Safer flying with satcom weather app
Ariane 5’s second launch of 2014
Experimental simulator testing propulsion systems
Neosat boosting Europe’s telecommunications by satellite
Neosat
Ariane 5’s first launch of 2014
Saving costs on satcoms at sea
Portable telemedicine device for medics

Year: 2013
Sailing satellites into safe retirement
Deploying multiple satellites with Sylda and Vespa
Stepping up Vega launcher production
Satellite frequency bands
Ariane 6 moves to next stage of development
Large antenna testing just got easier
Getting more out of your satellite TV
Wildlife identified at Europe’s Spaceport
ESA drives forward with all-electric telecom satellites
Satcom brings live yacht racing action to Fastnet fans
Satellite flood maps reach crisis teams via Internet
Ariane 5’s fourth launch of 2013
Europe’s launchers
The baseline configuration of Ariane 6 selected by consensus on the basis of decisions taken by ESA’s Ministerial Council of November 2012
REACTing to a crisis
Atlas lifts satcom heritage
Safe splashdown for Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle
Banking on satellites in Africa
Digital cinemas offer more via satellite
Looking back at Vega’s second flight
ESA’S Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V
Strong easterly winds postpone Vega countdown
Vega poised for commercial launches
Looking forward to more powerful broadband