Business with ESA

The European Space Agency - ESA Industry Space Days (ISD) is fast approaching, with less than 6 weeks to go before we welcome participants to ESTEC! Once registered, there are many things you can do to prepare and make sure your visit is productive. These include planning your travel to scheduling B2B meetings during the event and much more. As the countdown continues, explore the 10 Steps to a Successful ISD2026 to ensure that you are not missing anything: https://lnkd.in/egwgdJRy #ESA #ISD2026ESA #Space

Congratulations ESA BIC Greece on this five-year milestone. Part of ESA’s support to startups is giving them visibility and direct access to customers, investors and partners.    Incubated in ESA BIC Greece, we have selected TLScope as well as 31 other space startups to exhibit in the ESA BIC Village exhibition hall at European Space Agency - ESA's Industry Space Days on 16–17 September 2026 at ESA in the Netherlands. This is ESA’s biggest B2B space event expected to draw more than 2500 participants, with 201 exhibition booths, presentations and thousands of one-to-one prescheduled meetings to talk business.   #ISD2026ESA #ESABIC

Europe’s next generation of space startups will exhibit at ESA’s Industry Space Days event on 16–17 September 2026 at European Space Agency - ESA ESTEC in the Netherlands. Companies and investors looking for innovative solutions, investment opportunities or collaboration partners can meet 32 selected startup companies from ESA’s Business Incubation Centre (BIC) network by visiting the ‘ESA BIC Village’ exhibition area. The ScaleUp element of ESA’s ACCESS programme supports more than 250 new space-based companies each year through 40 Business Incubation Centres in 23 Participating States. At Industry Space Days, this support becomes visibility and direct access to customers, investors and partners. We asked five startups what they offer and who they hope to meet: Alloy Additive, CompPair Technologies Ltd., Marine Weather Intelligence (MWI), Nautilus and ARKai. Register for this event at https://lnkd.in/ep_5tinD Meet five startups https://lnkd.in/eruTf5yb #ISD2026ESA #ESABIC #Startups

CLOSING SOON: ESA’s FIRST!#8 Avionics and GNC for Space Transportation Call for Ideas will close on 31 July 2026. Don’t miss the chance to submit your proposal. This campaign is part of European Space Agency - ESA’s future space transportation programme, FLPP, which looks to identify, select and mature disruptive technologies with high commercial interest to benefit European space transportation, accelerating their de-risking through rapid prototyping and testing. We are particularly interested in applications from: - Technology Providers: industrialists, universities, or research centres looking for ESA support to mature disruptive technologies with high commercial interest for future Space Transportation. - Space Transportation Service Providers (and Industrial Primes or Large System Integrators): developing European Space Transportation systems and looking for disruptive and competitive technologies which can bring significant added value to their systems or services. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/d48-CkrM

Interested in learning more about ESA and future opportunities for your business? Have a look at what the European Space Agency - ESA Industry Space Days 2026 has to offer! The conference programme for the event is now available! Speakers from across ESA have come together to fill the 2-day event with presentations, workshops, side events and more. More events will be added to the agenda so make sure to stay up to date. Join us on 16-17 September, at ESA/ESTEC, to listen, learn, ask questions, and find the best way forward. Visit https://lnkd.in/e4b-8wJF to explore the agenda and register! #ISD2026ESA #ESA #Space

Space is becoming increasingly important to Europe's economy, competitiveness and strategic interests. Understanding the forces shaping this rapidly evolving sector is essential. The European Space Agency - ESA 2026 Space Economy Report provides new insights into the scale, direction and dynamics of the global and European space economy. 📊 Among this year's key findings: • European space budgets grew by 12% to €13.5 billion in 2025, marking the strongest growth in the past five years. • European prime contractors strengthened their global competitiveness, capturing 10% of the worldwide upstream market and 65% of their accessible market. • Global private investment in space increased by 60%, while European space ventures secured €1.4 billion, the second-highest annual total on record. From industrial competitiveness and investment trends to the expanding role of space-enabled services, the report provides valuable evidence on how the sector is evolving and where opportunities are emerging. 👇 Explore the 2026 ESA Space Economy Report via the link below https://lnkd.in/epvydKBA

Did you know that the European Space Agency - ESA has a world class test facility and 35 laboratories staffed by experts in 50+ fields? Did you also know that third-parties can apply to use the labs to develop their own technologies? If you want to learn more about ESA laboratory facilities and how you can benefit from them, come to the Industry Space Days 2026. Speak to the laboratory staff at the ESA stand who will be ready to field your queries in-person. Register now for the ISD 2026 to see what ESA expertise can do for you: https://isd.esa.int/ #ISD2026ESA

Are you attending the Industry Space Days 2026 at ESA/ESTEC? You can now promote your participation at the ISD by using the images included in the Communications Pack. The pack includes logos, banners, email signatures and animations to share your plans with your network. The pack is free to access and to use. Click here to start sharing: https://lnkd.in/dP6sPjqb #ISD2026ESA #ESA #Space

The Industry Space Days 2026 is fast approaching. Taking place at ESA/ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, the ISD 2026 is the largest B2B event hosted by the European Space Agency - ESA. More than 2500 individuals from 1500 companies participated alongside 500 ESA Staff at ISD 2024. To build on this success the exhibition hall has been expanded, there will be a packed agenda of conferences and workshops to attend, and even more people to meet. The catalogue of registered participants is opening soon, so make sure you are registered and start filling your event calendar now. Visit isd.esa.int to register and find out more! #ISD2026ESA #ESA #Space

📢 Collaboration opportunities for Extended Reality projects at ESA Do you want to work with the European Space Agency - ESA on activities related to #XR? Explore the collaboration opportunities currently available through ESA’s General Support Technology Programme (GSTP): 1️⃣ Maturation of Extended Reality solutions for space environments – to develop solutions to overcome the limitations of commercial off-the-shelf Extended Reality headsets for their usage in Extravehicular Activities: https://lnkd.in/endGwQZF 2️⃣ Facility-less setup for enhanced virtual presence – to develop a self-contained system using Extended Reality and interactive devices to allow space personnel to operate remotely and safely through immersive digital environments: https://lnkd.in/e4K3xaqc 3️⃣ Adaptive human-machine interfaces for enhanced data monitoring and operations – to develop an adaptive and immersive interface that enhances real-time monitoring and decision-making by integrating Extended Reality, digital twin data and Model Based Systems Engineering: https://lnkd.in/eBwG48Cf Read more and apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePnecpA9 💡 Please note that to apply, you need to request a Letter of Support from your national Delegation. Consortia involving multiple companies across different countries are encouraged, with each participating Delegation contributing to help meet the overall budget. 🔗 Learn more at xr.esa.int or contact the XR team at xr@esa.int.