Future of the Universe

The largest and most advanced Polish satellite will undergo final functional tests before integration with the Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite's launch is scheduled for mid-year. Launch date will be announced at a later time by the launch service provider, SpaceX.

Call for applications is underway for the Podkarpackie Innovation Center Grant Program, which supports research and development work of scientific units in the region. Competition documentation and access to the application system are available at www.

Experiment "LeopardISS" will be part of the Polish mission to the International Space Station scheduled for early 2025. Leopard Data Processing Unit (DPU) will operate directly from the ISS, testing AI and machine learning algorithms in real space conditions.

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Up to PLN 400 thousand in funding for young startups! The project is implemented with funds from the European Funds for Modern Economy program. On March 13, an informational meeting was held at the PCI headquarters.

The National Center for Research and Development has selected 10 companies to participate in accelerators in Nevada and California. Now the opportunity has opened up for them to make their mark on the US and global markets.

Kamil Stolarski answered the questions: Is it worth implementing tax credits? What tax credits can R&D entities benefit from? What data should be collected to know if one is eligible for tax credits? Where to start in the process of implementing tax credits? 

The project aims to support innovative ventures and the development of entrepreneurship in the macro-region of Eastern Poland. The inaugural conference was held on February 28 at the Aeropolis Science and Technology Park in Jasionka.

The Space Technology Cluster has representatives in the working group on the Space Activities Law. We are pleased that the work is to be resumed.

PIAPSpace will develop a prototype (breadboard) of a robotic arm for the European Space Agency - ESA's lunar delivery mission ARGONAUT. The name of the mission is also the name of a versatile lunar lander.

Co-fund by the Interreg EU programme, SATSDIFACTION project aims at promoting evidence-based governance by using satellite data in local and regional spatial data infrastructures. The Cluster was represented by Noemi Zabari, CEO of Astroteq.

The Global Space Technology Convention event (February 15-18) in Singapore was attended by Creotech Instruments and KP Labs. Michal Zachara (KP Labs) take a part in the panel "Edge Computing in Space Missions". We wish you successful space deals. 

Wardynski Law Company has experience in various types of legal proceedings in the space sector. PREVAC is a world leader in the design and manufacture of scientific and research equipment for science and industry.

Under the second phase of the $2.9 million contract, the companies will focus on joint development and validation of chipsets designed in the initial phase of the collaboration.

Scanway telescope has passed functional tests. Scanway provides the EagleEye project with the largest fully designed and constructed Earth observation telescope in Poland to date, with unique technical parameters

Creotech Instruments has signed a €400,000 contract with OHB System AG to prepare a satellite based on the HyperSat platform. Creotech is part of an international consortium led by OHB that will carry out the mission for the European Space Agency (ESA).

Consortium Thorium Space and Łukasiewicz - Aerospace Institute received funding from the NCBR, under the Fast Track Phased Projects program for the SUBCOM project - an innovative communications system for space and rocket applications.

The GISS ManPack Cobalt terminal, developed and built in Poland, offers an innovative, portable and fully modular VSAT system to provide flexibility and reliability in the most demanding applications i.e. military mobility, crisis response and disaster relief.

Space Technology Cluster General Membership Meeting 15.12.2023 behind us. KTK Members confirmed that the directions taken are the right ones. We have equally dynamic plans for 2024. We are not slowing down.

Liftero wants to distribute satellites in orbit around the Earth. They have already designed a tugboat equipped with a propulsion system of their own devising

In mid-November this year, Poland officially joined ESA's optional programs, and on November 29/30 - Thorium Space SA was added to the HummingSAT program - a new product line of european small telecommunications satellites for geostationary orbit (GEO).

The aim of the conference is to exchange experience, expand knowledge, integrate the scientific community and discuss current technologies used in information technology, energy, manufacturing and mechanics. See details in the program.

AGORADA+ discusses harnessing aerospace technologies, Smart City concepts, and life sciences for regional development" was in Krakow on Dec 11-12.23. This was a opportunity to make direct contacts, present projects, learn about new funding opportunities.

The Space Research Center of the Department of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems of Wrocław University of Technology (CBK WEFiM), was established on January 1, 2023. Read more about the Center's goals.

A Polish consortium led by Creotech Instruments was selected by the ESA to prepare Phase 0/A for Europe's most important lunar mapping mission. The goal is to provide precise data to enable the use of resources on the surface of Earth's natural satellite.

The subject of the collaboration between Marble Imaging GmbH and Scanway S.A. will be the joint development of a multispectral payload for the microsatellite Earth observation constellation being developed by Marble Imaging.

The 3rd ed. of the 3W Congress will bring together specialists in the fields of water, hydrogen, and  carbon technologies, becoming one of the most important events for innovators in this part UE.

The cooperation will consist in supporting innovative R&D projects and actively working to create a favorable business environment for companies in the space sector in Poland.

Among the selected experiments there are also experiments from the Space Cluster members: KP Labs, Extremo Technologies and Astronika. Find out more about 18 experiments and what will be tested.

We are pleased to invite you to extraordinary event - the 3rd edition of the Life and Space Conference organized by the Polish Astrobiology Society, the member of the Space Technology Cluster.

The goal of the Rocket and Satellite Propulsion Laboratory Center is to develop, qualify and test the latest technologies related to rocket propulsion, satellites and other aspects of space technology.

The goal of the project is to develop and test an aerospike nozzle rocket motor demonstrator for planetary lander applications, powered by liquid oxygen and liquid methane, with a 5-6kN thrust.

The "SpaceShip" Foundation focuses on space and robotics education. In cooperation with partners runs an interdisciplinary educational program about space - "Cosmic Challenge".

For 2 days, almost 100 participants created innovative projects in response to the challenges set by NASA. The jury selected the authors of the most interesting solutions from among 26 teams.

It is not the giants of the aviation industry, as is the case in other countries, but small and medium-sized enterprises that are the foundation of the space sector in our country.

Representatives of the Space Technology Cluster, among others: Scanway, Łukasiewicz - ILOT, Extremo Technologies, Liftero and EXATEL took part in the conference in IAC 2023 in Baku.

The Space Technology Cluster took part in the Panel on cooperation between science and business in the Świętokrzyskie region.

AstroTeq, Extremo Technologies and Liftero, as part of the incubation, receives incentive up to 💰 50,000 EUR and business, technological and legal support (140 hours in total).

"4D printing can significantly contribute to the space sector, and another project for the ESA brings the listed printer manufacturer closer to bigger deals." Read more in Puls Biznesu.

"The role of Polish space technologies in the international arena is growing. This is confirmed by the contract of the Thorium Space with Sivers Semiconductors." Read more in Puls Biznesu.

"The Space Technology Cluster and Singapore Space & Technology Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation. The event took place at the Global Space and Technology Convenction."