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Space Partnership – Memorandum of Understanding signed
On September 10, 2024, the European Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SPACE aisbl to increase the involvement of the private sector in the programming of Horizon Europe as of 2025. Under the co-programmed European Partnership for Globally Competitive Space Systems (“Space Partnership”), €100 million of EU-funding will be […]
Annual overview of the economic importance and financial strength of SMEs in the European space industry – Preliminary Results 2024 Edition presented at EIB Finance Lab Workshop
SME4SPACE Chairman, Hans Bracquené, presented at the EIB Space Finance Lab Workshop the preliminary results of the 2024 edition of the SME4SPACE study conducted together with KU Leuven on the economic importance and financial strength of SMEs in the European space industry. Key features In a nutshell SMEs in the […]
Launch of the Space Career Launchpad
Launch of the Space Career Launchpad We are excited to announce the launch of the Space Career Launchpad, the latest initiative by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS). The Space Career Launchpad is designed to facilitate internships and employment opportunities for university students and recent […]
Les Assises du NewSpace – “𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 E𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞”
Our Chairman, Hans Bracquené, will be among the panellists of this session bringing the views, the concerns and the challenges of the European SMEs and Start-ups with reference to different topics such as Building Sovereignty, Competitiveness, Collaboration and Integration, Policy and Regulation of the European Space sector. Access to the […]
SME4SPACE signs the ESA Zero Debris Charter
We are proud to announce that Hans Bracquene, SME4SPACE Chairman , was among the distinguished 40 signatories of the ESA Zero Debris Charter. This historic signing occurred todat June 6, 2024 at the ILA Berlin , where more than 40 companies, research centers, and international organisations came together to declare […]
SME4SPACE at ILA Berlin 2024
SME4Space will be participating in the ILA Berlin, that will take place on June 5-9, 2024, in Berlin (Germany). ESA Zero Debris Charter Since the launch of the Charter at ESA’s Space Summit in Seville, Spain, in November 2023, more than 100 organisations from around the world, including national space […]
SME4Space will be participating in the 4th Space Sector Forum, in Warsaw (Poland)
SME4Space will be participating in the 4th Space Sector Forum, set to take place on June 4, 2024, at the Expo XXI in Warsaw. Space Sector Forum 2024. The event has been organized every two years since 2016, bringing together a wide range of participants and enthusiasts of the development […]
