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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 Commissionโ€™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 […]

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Our Chairman, Hans Bracquenรฉ, 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 ESAโ€™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 […]

Annual overview of the economic importance and financial strength of SMEs in the European space industry

Since 2021, SME4SPACE, the representative organisation of SMEs in Europeโ€™s space industry, in collaboration with KU Leuven and the ESA SME Office, has been examining the economic performance and financial health of SMEs in the European space sector, focusing on over 1700 firms. These firms include recipients of funding from […]

SME4SPACE has submitted to join ESA’s Zero Debris Charter

SME4SPACE has submitted to join ESAโ€™s Zero Debris Chapter. We are proud to be part of this essential effort that provides a shared vision towards safe and sustainable space activities. We encourage all interested entities to join and register their intent to sign the Charter. The Link ESAโ€™s Zero Debris […]

SMEs with small satellite activities are invited to participate in ESA Networking Day in ESEC

ESA is inviting companies with Small Satellite activities to participate in a full day Networking event that will bring together industry, ESA VIPs and local space ecosystem from Belgium and Luxembourg into close contact with 100 soon-to-be graduating students who would have participated at ESAโ€™s CubeSat Summer School 2024. SMEs […]

SME4SPACE at Space Tech Expo 2024 in Bremen

SME4SPACE will participate once again in this year’s Space Tech Expo Europe in Breme (Germany), a key event in the aerospace industry calendar. We will be sharing a booth with our German colleagues from ‘Arbeitskreis Raumfahrt KMU (AKRK)’, a workgroup of German SMEs active in the space sector. More details […]