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Orbitare, an innovative start-up based in Luxembourg and Switzerland, will work with Spire’s Orbital Service to launch their first communication application called Spaceloop. Focus on the broad collaboration and innovation capabilities offered within the growing New Space community...

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and the established Luxembourg company Gradel are joining forces by opening a joint Luxembourg Lab to research and produce ultra-lightweight structures for the aeronautics and space industry. Parts will be produced...

On 10 December two new laws enhancing Luxembourg’s legal framework for space activities authorisation and supervision were submitted to Parliament for approval. The legislation responds to a growth and diversification of activities carried out by space players, especially from private industry.

NASA announced on 3 December that it has selected four companies to collect space resources and transfer ownership to the agency: Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado; Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California; ispace Europe of Luxembourg, and ispace Japan of Tokyo. Overall, the new NASA contracts with these companies totals $25,001.

On 3 December at Web Summit 2020, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Spire Global announced a venture debt financing agreement of up to €20 million.

On 21 November the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was launched into orbit around Earth on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Kleos Space S.A., a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, announced the successful deployment of its Scouting Mission satellites (KSM1)

Luxembourg teaming up with the European Space Agency (ESA) to create a “European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) ”.

GOVSATCOM is shaped by end-users through widespread consultations. The ENTRUSTED Consortium invites governmental SatCom user communities and other interested stakeholders for the GOVSATCOM panel session.

GomSpace’s subsidiary in Luxembourg and the ESA signed a development contract valued at EUR 1.350.000 for the continued development of GomSpace’s satellite operations platform called HOOP by GomSpace Luxembourg SARL.

The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) appointed Mathias Link as the Director ad interim of the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC).

Please join us for the official launch of the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) which will take place online from 10.00 until 11.30 h CET on Wednesday 18 November 2020.

The Luxembourg based satellite IoT start-up, is the first company in the world to have successfully demonstrated and tested the transmission and reception of Narrowband-IoT waveform (the technology used for 5G Massive Machine Communication) using Low Earth Orbit satellites with its TIGER-1 mission.

Luxembourg became a founding member of the Artemis Accords when Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot signed the Accords. The virtual signing took place yesterday 13 October in Washington DC at the 71st International Aeronautical Congress.

France’s Centre national d’études spatiales CNES and the LSA held a first workshop by videoconference to consider possible areas for cooperation and begin negotiations on a future framework agreement

A new research project named ENTRUSTED was launched on 15/09/20. ENTRUSTED is dedicated to the development of secure satellite communications for governmental users and will be implemented by almost 20 organisations representing EU Member States

The first major industrial contract for Hera - ESA's new planetary defense/asteroid exploration mission - was officially signed at the ESA/ESOC (European Space Operations Centre) in Darmstadt (Germany)

The LSA launched the LSA Data Center to support businesses in Luxembourg with access to data streams from the European Copernicus Earth Observation programme

The ESAIL microsatellite for tracking ships worldwide – developed under ESA’s Partnership Projects programme – has been launched

The Government Council has approved the appointment of Étienne Schneider as a new member of the Advisory Board