Research Projects
Europe’s Space Policy
SME4SPACE focuses on supporting and representing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at policy discussions with the European Space Agency (ESA), and the European Commission (EC). The initiatives aim to strengthen the competitiveness of European SMEs by integrating them more actively into the space industry value chain and enhance their role […]
ECSS NextGen initiative
The ECSS (European Cooperation for Space Standardization) Organisation has launched a new initiative to simplify the ECSS Standards as such and to streamline its application, especially in the contractual phases. SME4SPACE as part of the dedicated Working Group on ECSS NextGen and together with the other components of the WG […]
USE IPM – Up-skilling researchers for Sustainable Entrepreneurship based on Innovation Process Management
USE IPM is an EU funded H2020 project that activities are directed towards the improvement of the relations between academic institutions and non-academic sector in widening countries via implementing new practices for gaining benefits with sustainability justification, discovered during secondments to partner organizations in EU countries and screening of the […]
ASTRAIOS – Analysis of Skills, Training, Research and Innovation Opportunities in Space
ASTRAIOS is an H2020 European project that will foster innovation, increase EU competitiveness in the space sector and improve the dynamics of the space entrepreneurships ecosystems. To achieve this, the ASTRAIOS team will provide an exhaustive view and understanding of the current and future Space curricula and courses offered in […]
Horizon Europe’s Space Partnership
SEPTEMBER 2024 Important milestone for the SPACE aisbl and its founding members SME4SPACE, ASD-Eurospace, Association of European Space Research Establishments (ESRE), EASTRO, and EASN – European Aeronautics Science Network. On September 10, 2024, the European Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SPACE aisbl to increase the involvement of the […]
STARS*EU | Space Technology And Research Support
Fostering EU competitiveness, Reinforcing EU capacity to access space SME4SPACE is supporting the consortium of STARS*EU from the industry side for specific tasks among other partners. STARS*EU supports DG DEFIS in the following fields: For information on the project’s activity and news, follow the link of the website:
CHEOPS Low Power
CHEOPS Low Power is a H2020 European project that focuses on the design of different elements of the system of Hall Effect Thruster (HET) Low Energy Electric Propulsion. Electric propulsion provides relatively small thrust in a very efficient manner, compared to expensive chemical propellants which are the first and most […]
CHEOPS Medium Power
ABOUT CHEOPS Medium Power project CHEOPS Medium Power is a H2020 European project that focuses on the design of different elements of the system of Hall Effect Thruster (HET) of Medium Energy Electric Propulsion. In preparation of future missions of telecommunication satellites in geostationary or medium earth orbit, either to […]
SpaceUp (Assisting European SPACE Start-ups in scaling UP)
SME4SPACE is one of the partners of SpaceUp (Assisting European SPACE Start-ups in scaling UP) project, funded under Horizon 2020 framework programme (Grant Agreement n. 776356). SpaceUp aims at fast-tracking Europe’s innovative start-ups in and around the space sector on the road of maturity. The project’s key features are 6 Space […]
