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Webinar on Legal Aspects of the Consortium Management of ESA Projects
The Webinar will be held by SME4SPACE Chairman, Hans Bracquenรฉ, who is a legal counsel with extensive experience in legal aspects of ESA contracts and consortium management.

New release: “ESA Handbook on Engineering Guidelines for CubeSat Propulsion”
Rosario Pavone, SME4SPACE Secretary, presented with Davina Di Cara, Electric Propulsion Engineer at ESA, the “๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป” at the 6th ESA CubeSat Industry Days in Leiden, The Netherlands. The handbook, a collaborative effort involving stakeholders across the supply chain, will serve as guidelines for […]

Invitation to Participate: Review the Draft List of Critical Space Technologiesย for European Strategic Non-Dependence – JTF (EC, ESA, EDA)
The consultation process for reviewing the draft list of Critical space technologies for the European Strategic Non-Dependence – JTF has commenced. These are based on the inputs received prior to the summer break. If you are an SME […]

SME4SPACE at the Annual Assembly of the Mexican Federation of Aerospace Companies
We are excited to announce that our Chairman, Hans Bracquenรฉ will be a keynote speaker at the Annual Assembly of the Mexican Federation of Aerospace Companies in Chihuahua, Mexico.ย Event Details:– Date: 6 September– Time: 11:50 am (local time)– Topic: SMEs, a critical component of Europeโs space industry collaboration between Mexico […]

Call to Action: EU Space Partnership
The co-programmed partnership for space will start in the second half of 2023. Through this partnership, the SME4SPACE members have a unique opportunity to define the topics of the next calls of Horizon Europe. SME4SPACE is looking for contributors to elaborate the work programmes, to define roadmaps and to provide […]

Critical Space Technologiesย for European Strategic Non Dependence – JTF (EC, ESA, EDA)
The Joint Task Force (EC, ESA, and EDA) has initiated a new process to gather input from the industry regarding Critical Space Technologies for European Strategic Non-Dependence. The objective is to compile a new list of urgent actions […]

Insights on SME4SPACE start-up Working Group I April 2023
SME4SPACE recently organised a start-up working group, with the aim of bringing together industry experts, entrepreneurs, and the YEESS Association to discuss the key challenges faced by start-ups and SMEs in the space sector. Hans Bracquenรฉ, SME4SPACE Chairman, covered a wide range of relevant topics, with a particular emphasis on […]

SME4SPACE Workshop on start-up Working Group
SME4SPACE invites you to a dedicated workshop to launch a Start-up Working Group within our organisation. This initiative aims to better represent the needs and expectations of start-ups in the European Union and/or ESA Member States (including ESA Associate and Cooperating States). Workshop Details: Preliminary Agenda: Registration: To participate in […]

Invitation to Participate in the preparatory meeting of the ESA SME Forum 2023
ESA and SME4SPACE invite all SMEs involved in the space sector to participate in the first preparatory meeting of the ESA SME Forum for 2023. The event is scheduled for Monday, 27th March from 15:00 – 17:00 CEST. The ESA SME Forum is an annual consultation process where ESA engages […]