Launch of the Globally Competitive Partnership for Space Systems within Horizon Europe - ‘Space Partnership’

10/09/2024

[Translate to Englisch:] BayFOR Space Partnership 2024

On 10 September 2024, the European Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SPACE AISBL - the partnership association representing space actors across Europe - for the co-programmed European Partnership for Globally Competitive Space Systems.

The “Space Partnership” aims at fostering the competitiveness of the space industry. In bringing together the whole supply chain in the identification of key research priorities, it should accelerate innovation and time-to-market of EU space systems.

The “Space Partnership” will increase the involvement of the private sector in the programming of Horizon Europe as of 2025. 100 million EUR of EU-funding will be allocated to the topics proposed by the Space Partnership in domains of satellite communication, Earth observation or space transportation. Private partners are expected to co-invest 120million EUR mainly through in-kind contributions.

The “Space Partnership” is a pilot case – a new way of working with industry and research institutes in the field of research and innovation. The Commission has consolidated the scope and governance of the partnership with the founding members of SPACE aisbl , in close collaboration with Member States.

The partnership association SPACE aisbl was established in 2024. Its founding members are Eurospace, SME4Space, ESRE, EASTRO and EASN – they represent a large part of the whole space supply chain.

The signature took place in presence of the Director General of DG DEFIS, the Director General of DG RTD, the SPACE aisbl President and representatives of its founding Members.

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