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news 21 March 2022

New Contract Secures Funds for Bavarian Space Startups

The European Space Agency (ESA) is extending its successful collaboration with AZO Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen for the ESA Business Incubation Centre Bavaria and expanding its scope. The contract secures funding…

news 14 February 2022

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AZO, Droniq and CGI start feasibility study: Satellite-based Communication for Urban Air Mobility

The partners CGI, Droniq and AZO are pleased to announce the start of the feasibility study to evaluate a space-based communication system for Urban Air Mobility and for drone operations…

news 15 December 2021

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Orbiter wins Copernicus Masters 2021 competition: A Mobile Earth Visualisation App for Everyone

The Copernicus Masters network is pleased to announce this year’s overall competition winner, Orbiter, the solution that also won the 2021 ESA Challenge. Orbiter offers an Earth visualisation app for…

news 21 September 2021

Developers earth observation mobile apps

Wildfire Map wins the Space App Camp 2021!

For the 10th edition of the Space App Camp, an all-new enhanced mentoring programme was held with the support of dedicated experts and content mentors from the ESA Φ-lab. From…

story 24 September 2020

Developers agriculture & forestry artificial intelligence (AI) big data earth observation mobile apps

QUIFER App Wins Double at First Virtual ESA Space App Camp

In its 9th year, the ESA Space App Camp was held online for the first time, due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. From 11 to 21 September 2020, ESA invited…

story 24 September 2018

Developers Earth observation award big data cloud computing space

Ecological Urban Planning App Wins Seventh Edition of the ESA Space App Camp

An app that uses satellite imagery to assist urban planners won the top prize of EUR 2,500 at the Space App Camp 2018 at ESA’s Earth observation centre in Frascati,…

news 13 June 2018

Space Exploration

How You Can Join the Global Space Exploration Forefront

Can you contribute to missions helping mankind? Yes you can. Most definitely! The Space Exploration Masters offers all people with entrepreneurial spirit and innovators the chance to actively shape space…

news 4 May 2018

Incubation space startups success story

EUR 1.5 Million Secured for 60 New Startups in Bavaria

Breaking news for the ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) Bavaria: The European Space Agency (ESA) is extending its successful collaboration with AZO Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen for its ESA BIC Bavaria…

news 3 May 2018

Space Exploration award space startups

Explore Space For Business Innovation with the Space Exploration Masters

The second edition of the Space Exploration Masters, Europe’s first innovation competition dedicated to space exploration, is now open for submissions! The international competition is scouting for new business ideas…

news 2 May 2018

GNSS award location based services (LBS) space startups

European Satellite Navigation Competition is now open for submissions

The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) is now open for submissions! Europe’s leading innovation competition dedicated to satellite navigation applications is open for SMEs, startups, universities and individuals in the…

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