The European Space Partnership aims at fostering the competitiveness of the space industry and to 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 120 million EUR mainly through in-kind contributions.
In bringing together the whole supply chain in the identification of key research priorities, the Space Partnership should accelerate innovation and time-to-market of EU space systems. The partnership association SPACE aisbl was established in 2024. Its founding members are Eurospace, SME4Space, Association of European Space Research Establishments (ESRE), European Association of Space Technology Research Organisations (EASTRO) and European Aeronautics Science Network (EASN).
