Austria in Space

News

26.09.2024 ESA Spark Funding Austria : Spark Funding supports the transfer of technology between the space and the non-space sector and is looking for projects where space technologies are used for applications on earth or where innovative terrestrial technologies deployed in space. Next deadline: 14.10.2024
23.09.2024 Austrian company Redeem’s new technology for solar hydrogen : Green hydrogen and hydrogenated synthetic jet fuel are expected to be key drivers of the aerospace industry’s decarbonisation process.
08.07.2024 The first Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for the space sector is out! : The handbook is an activity of the Space4Women initiative of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, aimed at advancing gender equality in the space sector and in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). We hope you find inspiration in this handbook to enable more diversity, equality, and inclusion in the space sector!

Who is Who

People, companies, organisations, missions, success stories - All you need to know about Austria's space sector.

Events

19. - 21. November 2024
Vienna International Center, AT

This conference aims to promote adherence to the five United Nations treaties on outer space and assist States in implementing these treaties, thereby supporting their Sustainable Development Goals. The event will highlight the importance of international and regional cooperation in peaceful space activities and the development of national space programs. Key discussions will focus on the role of international space law in promoting these efforts and the need for adequate education opportunities in space law, especially for developing countries.

23. - 27. June 2025
Austria Center Vienna

ESA’s 2025 Living Planet Symposium is held every three years, this premier Earth observation conference continues to expand in both size and scope. As the climate crisis intensifies, this event emphasises transitioning from "observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth".

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Ein Messestand, der über Erdbeobachtung und Weltraumaktivitäten in Österreich informiert. Davor stehen interessierte Besucher:innen, die aufmerksam die ausgestellten Plakate studieren.

Austria in Space at #LNF22

Austria in Space participated at the "Lange Nacht der Forschung" (Long Night of Research) this year.

Space-Wiki

Knowledge about space.

News

23.09.2024 Austrian company Redeem’s new technology for solar hydrogen : Green hydrogen and hydrogenated synthetic jet fuel are expected to be key drivers of the aerospace industry’s decarbonisation process.

Who is Who

Space-Lock - Mechatronic components for on-board spacecraft use : A start-up from Graz has the mission to provide the world’s most affordable space mechatronic components.

Face to Face with Christian Hoffmann/GeoVille : In 1998, GeoVille was just a small business in Innsbruck. By now, Christian Hoffmanns company is one of the biggest players in land monitoring and Earth observation in Europe.

Events

United Nations Conference on Space Law and Policy 2024

Save the Date: Living Planet Symposium 2025

Austria in Space at #LNF22

Space-Wiki

What exactly is a CubeSat? : More and more satellites are being launched, mostly CubeSats. But what do they look like and what makes them so special?

What is Spacetech? : Upstream, downstream, satellite data - the space sector is so much more than astronaut:ing in space. But what is it all exactly?

How the Austromir experiments still benefit us today : The scientific experiments carried out by Franz Viehböck during the first space flight by an Austrian in 1991 as part of the "Austromir" mission on the Russian Mir space station still have benefits today.

About austrian satellite PEGASUS : The Earth observation satellite PEGASUS celebrates its 4th birthday in June 2021.

How Franz Viehböck became the Austromir Cosmonaut : The 12th of April, the date the first human Yuri Gagarin went into space is celebrated as International Day of Human Spaceflight.