Embarking together towards
future space transportation
The European Space sector is transforming quickly to allow a more and more competitive access to Earth orbits and beyond, serving advanced science, exploration and commercial applications to bring the benefits of Space to our society.
To further increase the return of investment in Space, the European Space Agency, together with its Member States, supports entrepreneurs with the ambition to exploit space technology or utilise space systems in non-space markets (spin-off), or become suppliers to the space sector, e.g. by exploiting non-space technology in the space market (spin-in).
From vision to reality.
In synthesis, the primary objective of Next Stage to Space Project is funding European Space transportation ecosystem, to diversify sourcing for innovation, that can ensure the competitiveness of space transportation applications.
Next Stage to Space will help to achieve the following space transportation objectives:
Develop a critical mass of New Space technology actors for space transportation applications;
Making use of operational structures to develop dynamic initiatives;
Task business incubators to select innovative start-up solutions in cooperation with ArianeGroup and MTA;
Structure participation of companies, universities, national and local entities.
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From reality back to vision.
To support ArianeGroup and MTA with innovative cases, six pilot technologies have been identified. Are you ready for the challenge?
Have a look: on each of them there is a world to be discovered!
High efficiency batteries for space applications
Intelligent visual detection methods for enhanced quality
Sealing/coatings for cryogenic CFRP surfaces
Folded Core materials for cryogenic CFRP tank insulation
Optimized production in additive manufacturing (DED process)
