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    Your Entry Point to Commercial Space Opportunities

    ESA Commercialisation Gateway

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    Your access point to the future of space commercialisation

    The ESA Commercialisation Gateway is your entry point to Europe’s thriving space commercialisation sector. We help startups, SMEs, large corporations, academia, institutions, and investors turn ideas into business success with innovation support, commercial advice, and access to a global investor network.

    Here you can find all space commercialisation opportunities from every ESA programme - whether you need technology transfer, business incubation, market insights, or connections to partners and funding, we open doors to opportunities in a fast-growing industry. Join us to help shape a greener, more digital future.

    The ESA Commercialisation Gateway aims to create links with new business through its commercialisation-oriented programmes and networking opportunities

    Funding and business opportunities

    Explore space funding and support for commercial ventures available through ESA programmes and initiatives.

    Business networks

    Join ESA’s business networks to connect, collaborate and grow using space technology for markets in and beyond the space sector.

    ESA Directorates and Programmes

    ESA directorates and programmes that support industry initiatives in space and on Earth, from upstream to downstream sectors.

    Our Services

    Discover ESA’s services, platforms and tools designed to help you develop, launch, and commercialise your idea.

    Whether you are a start-up, investor, academic, or industry leader, we are here to guide you through the vast opportunities and challenges

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    Upcoming and Previous Events

    Upcoming
    01 June 2026 - 04 June 2026
    ScyLight Conference 2026
    Tenerife
    ScyLight Conference 2026
    Upcoming
    12 May 2026 - 12 May 2026
    ESA BASS Water Day
    ESA – ESTEC
    ESA BASS Water Day
    Upcoming
    15 April 2026 - 16 April 2026
    ESAW 2026
    ESOC
    ESAW 2026
    Upcoming
    23 March 2026 - 26 March 2026
    ESA Mission Operations Academy
    ESOC
    ESA Mission Operations Academy
    Upcoming
    05 February 2026 - 05 February 2026
    InSPoC-4 Pitch Day on Advanced In-Space Logistics
    Online
    InSPoC-4 Pitch Day on Advanced In-Space Logistics
    Previous
    30 January 2026 - 31 January 2026
    ActInSpace 2026
    ActInSpace 2026
    Previous
    23 January 2026 - 23 January 2026
    Future Space Transportation Spring Session 2026
    ESA – HQ
    Future Space Transportation Spring Session 2026
    Previous
    20 January 2026 - 23 January 2026
    Winter Satellite Workshop 2026
    FinCOSPAR, EXPO
    Winter Satellite Workshop 2026
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    14 January 2026 - 14 January 2026
    Post-CM25 industry event
    Post-CM25 industry event
    Previous
    03 December 2025 - 05 December 2025
    AI STAR 2025
    ESOC
    AI STAR 2025
    Previous
    19 November 2025 - 19 November 2025
    Connecting the Curious: Bremen Edition 2025
    Bremen
    Connecting the Curious: Bremen Edition 2025
    Previous
    29 October 2025 - 29 October 2025
    Future Space Transportation Autumn Session
    Future Space Transportation Autumn Session
    Previous
    28 October 2025 - 30 October 2025
    Φnnovation Summit 2025
    ESRIN
    Φnnovation Summit 2025
    Previous
    20 October 2025 - 24 October 2025
    Accelerate Crisis Preparedness
    ESA ESEC
    Accelerate Crisis Preparedness
    Previous
    22 September 2025 - 26 September 2025
    ESA’s Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation 2025
    University of Latvia, Riga
    ESA’s Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation 2025
    Previous
    08 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
    Accelerate Urban Green Transition
    Sopra Steria Belgium
    Accelerate Urban Green Transition

    Discover ESA Directorates and programmes involved in space commercialisation

    Earth Observation
    Explore how Earth observation data and solutions support and develop the commercial sector.
    Space Transportation
    Business ventures in space transportation.
    Telecoms
    Innovating telecommunications through strategic collaborations.
    Exploration
    Leverage exploration infrastructure to enable commercial services and product development for Earth and space.
    Commercialisation & Competitiveness Support
    Discover ESA Business opportunities, connect with investor network, and more.
    Navigation
    ESA solutions and commercial prospects for European Satellite Navigation and Precision.
    Operations
    Stay updated on space safety, reduce risks with ESA.
    Technology
    Advancing engineering concepts, and fostering innovation.

    Open Competition Funding for Space Innovation

    OPS-SAT PRETTY
    FIRST! Structures, Materials, Mechanisms and Processes
    Large Modular Antenna With Reduced Grating Lobes (ARTES AT 5B.247)
    Call for Proposals: Responsible Fishing
    EPIC Health from Space Competition
    INDustrialisation / Serialisation Support Campaign
    Quantum Pulse Gating Demonstratorfor Single Photon Based Optical Communication During Daylight (Artes 4.0 Sl Spl 3h.001
    FIRST! Simulation and Intelligence Technologies for Space Transportation
    End-to-end Demonstrator For 6G Candidate Waveforms (Artes 4.0 SPL 5G/6G 3f.041) Expro+
    Call for Ideas for the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme
    Shape In-Space Proof-of-Concept 4 (InSPoC-4): Advanced In-Space Logistics
    Coastal resilience to climate change
    Space for Metaverse
    CASE: Commercial Applications Enabled by Space Environments
    Spanish InCubed National Call – Wildfire Lifecycle Downstream Applications
    Space for Olympic Games
    Bioengineering in the Space Environment
    Open Call for Proposals – Kick-Starts
    Expanding Estrack: Opportunities for European Ground Stations
    Space for Underwater Radiated Noise Management
    Future of Retail
    Space for Sustainable, Connected and Liveable Cities
    SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS STUDIES OF SELECTED ESA ACTIVITIES
    Enhancing Port Safety and Efficiency through Space

    Latest news on space commercialisation

    29 January 2026
    ESA Technology Broker Spain Launches an Atomic Oxygen Ride-Share Test Campaign at ESA Facilities

    ESA Technology Broker in Spain, Arribes, has launched a new Ride-Share test campaign enabling European companies, research centres, and universities to test materials under real space-like conditions at a fraction […]

    19 January 2026
    Maturing Dual-Use Capabilities with FLPP: the Next Sweet Spot for European Industry

    Space has long been integral to European society. Navigation, communication and observation systems have supported both civil and defence needs for decades – connecting communities, protecting infrastructure and enabling rapid […]

    16 January 2026
    Advances in Europe’s Space Logistics Capabilities: Updates from InSPoC-2 and InSPoC-3

    The European Space Agency’s in-space transportation activities continue to progress with FLPP, ESA’s programme for future space transportation. In-Space Proof-of-Concepts (InSPoC) 2 and 3 have now completed their current phases, […]

    15 January 2026
    EPIC Health from Space Competition

    In the framework of the fourth edition of the international Health from Space Conference & Exhibition, the European Space Agency is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 EPIC […]

    29 January 2026
    ESA Technology Broker Spain Launches an Atomic Oxygen Ride-Share Test Campaign at ESA Facilities

    ESA Technology Broker in Spain, Arribes, has launched a new Ride-Share test campaign enabling European companies, research centres, and universities to test materials under real space-like conditions at a fraction […]

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    Stay ahead with the latest market trends and explore key industries driving space innovation.

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