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The latest news from the space business community. Read about our programmes and events, as well as discovering more about the startups and entrepreneurs and their latest technological advancements.
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SBIC visits new NLR testing facility
The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) is a longstanding partner in the European Satellite Navigation Competition and as such is a trusted friend to the SBIC community. But that does not always mean that employees and members of both organisations know exactly what...
Four new startups selected for incubation
In the first selection round of 2018, four new companies were selected to join the ESA BIC incubation program. Below is just a short introduction to each company. We hope to be able to tell you many great stories about these startups in the next two years! Drones for...
Copernicus Masters 2018 open for submissions
The annual idea competition Copernicus Masters is now accepting applications. The competition rewards innovative (business) ideas that use Copernicus earth observation data to tackle important societal and business challenges. Europe's largest earth observation...
ESA BIC startup Sensar democratising InSAR for civil engineering
Wouldn’t it be marvellous if land surveying could be done from a distance – perhaps even from space? Our incubatee Sensar proposes exactly this.
Space Solutions network gathers in Prague
Prague is a city that is known for its beautiful cultural heritage as well as groups of partying tourists – but this week it was the scene of a different kind of event: the bi-annual ESA BIC/Broker Meeting. Twice per year, the whole Space Solutions community gets...
Rocketeers are ready to lift off their business
With a certificate and a well-deserved drink we celebrated the finalisation of the second edition of the Rocket Program this week. Three out of four participants convincingly pitched their business concept to a small audience from the SBIC community. Unfortunately,...
