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

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.

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

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 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.

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...

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