All News There are 139 results. 03.11.2026 Tumbleweed raises €6.9 million in Austria's largest SpaceTech seed round : Four months after launching Austria's first commercial satellite into space, Vienna-based startup Tumbleweed has closed a €6.9 million seed round. The capital will fund three missions in 2027 and the next generation of the company's own orbital platform. 29.10.2026 ENPULSION Signs ESA GSTP Contract for a New Generation of FEEP Thrusters : The €4.4 million project, co-funded by ESA through the contribution of the Austrian Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure to the respective ESA programme, builds on a decade of developing and industrializing FEEP technology. It delivers a new generation of FEEP thrusters as standard building blocks and lays the groundwork for integrated propulsion, attitude control, and the Cortex integration layer. 01.07.2026 Austria's Armed Forces are building their own gateway to space : Five satellites are due to reach orbit by the end of 2027. For just under ten million euros, the Austrian Armed Forces are trialling navigation, communications and reconnaissance from space — a shift in security policy that has been put off for years. 23.06.2026 R-Space presents its first satellite fully developed, built, and operated in Austria : AT-Astra, the first commercial satellite fully developed and built in Austria, will carry experiments from three customers into orbit with Isar Aerospace’s third flight in autumn 2026. 19.06.2026 GATE Space Wins € 6.3 Million from the European Commission : Austrian space company GATE Space has won € 6.3 million in funding through the European Commission’s EIC Accelerator program. The financing consists of a combination of research and development grants and equity investment implemented by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and is considered one of Europe’s most competitive technology funding instruments. 19.05.2026 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court – European Final in Poland : In Manfred Lachs’s homeland, the team of the University of Vienna once again performed well at this year’s European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court. This year’s case revolved around activities on the Moon and on so-called "on-orbit service platforms". Although both are currently still under development in reality, the fictional scenario required legal solutions for incidents and conflicts based on current space law. 28.07.2025 Science Academy NÖ: SPACE Program 2026/2027 : The two-year "Space" course offers an exciting journey through the history, science and future of space travel. From the basics of astrophysics and astronomy to rocketry, satellite technology and celestial mechanics, young people explore the physical and technical principles of space travel. Applications are possible from September 1, 2025. The application deadline is November 18, 2025, 10 a.m. 09.07.2025 The Living Planet Symposium 2025 put Vienna at the heart of the international space community : More than 7,000 participants from 120 countries gathered to explore Earth observation and its many applications for our planet. 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! 02.07.2024 Save the Date! ESA's Living Planet Symposium 2025 : The ESA's Living Planet Symposium, held every three years, is a leading Earth observation conference that continues to grow in size and scope. With the intensifying climate crisis, this upcoming event emphasizes transitioning from observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth. Save the date! June 23-27, 2025, in Vienna. 29.04.2024 ESA opens ideas factory to boost space innovation in Austria : A centre to innovate the design and manufacture of space hardware has today opened in Vienna. Driving commercialisation in space, it is the first of its kind of ESA-backed disruptive innovation centres outside ESA’s own premises. 27.03.2024 Results of the NPOC Space Law Essay Competition 2023/24 : The NPOC (National Point of Contact) Space Law Austria Essay Competition took place for the third time in the 2023/24 academic year. Once again this year, participants were able to write a 3,800-word essay on one of three exciting and current topics in space law. Nora Högelsberger (University of Vienna) won first prize with her essay on the Artemis Accords. 02.02.2024 Review of the UN/Austria World Space Forum 2023 : The World Space Forum 2023 promoted dialogue on space solutions crucial for our common future, offering practical recommendations. These insights served as input for the 2024 UN Summit of the Future and the Pact of the Future adopted by Member States. Presentations and videos are now accessible. 16.01.2024 ESA Teach with Space teacher training opportunities : The ESA initiative "Teach with Space" provides a wealth of diverse teaching activities and resources that utilize space-related topics to support the teaching and learning of STEM disciplines in the classroom, at primary and secondary levels. 25.10.2023 Students from Graz took the overall title with a self-developed hybrid rocket : The Graz student team, known as the "Aerospace Team Graz," achieved a remarkable victory by winning the overall title with their self-developed hybrid rocket named "Halcyon" in the European Rocketry Challenge (EUROC), held in Constância, Portugal. This marked their third participation in the event this year. 09.10.2023 Vega’s PRETTY CubeSat: unlocking satnav for Earth data : The shoebox-sized PRETTY CubeSat, flying on Europe’s next Vega launcher, will investigate a new frequency and novel observation angle to better measure the rate of climate change – at the same time as gathering radiation data on its surrounding space environment. 05.07.2023 ECSL NPOC Space Law Austria : On 6 June 2023, the NPOC Space Law Austria hosted a public event at the margins of the 66th session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). 01.06.2023 Accelerating the Green Transition : Earth observation has been essential in identifying and monitoring climate change. Satellite data form the baseline for effective European mitigation and adaptation strategies to support the Green Transition, the European Union to reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, as well as its Green Deal. 29.03.2023 EARSC Awards - Call for Applications : Every year the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) recognizes companies’ performance, and outstanding products for their exemplary contribution to the European Earth Observation ecosystem through the EARSC Awards campaign. The awards are drawn from various categories and will be judged by renowned international experts.
