The European Space Agency’s business incubation programme – ESA BIC – is celebrating its 20 years in 2024. Niels Eldering is interviewed about the first 20 years of the network (#20yearsESABIC).
Europe is restoring its guaranteed access to space with the launch of Ariane 6. This milestone is thanks to the Dutch companies that were involved in developing various components.
Indian delegation on unique tour of the Dutch space ecosystem stopped by SBIC Noordwijk to make connections with ESA BIC startups and hear about relocating to NL via the Soft Landing programme.
The EarthCARE satellite was launched successfully this week. The ESA and JAXA joint scientific mission will investigate the influence of clouds and aerosols on climate change.
An aerosol instrument, developed by a Dutch consortium, launched on NASA’s climate satellite PACE. SPEXone was built by Airbus NL and SRON, with support of TNO, and funded by the NSO, NWO, SRON and Airbus NL.
Defence ministry visit saw ESA BIC startups and technical partners pitching at SBIC and then joining the space industry discussion at the Long-Term Space Agenda launch.