ESA Business Applications
Supports businesses to swiftly apply and commercialize space data and space technology in their day-to-day activities.
Reach us
Zero-equity funding
(€60 – €2M)
Tailored project
management support
Access our network and partners
Use the ESA brand
to build credibility
Business support
ESA Business Applications improves the lives of people on Earth through space. The program lends technical, financial and business support to transform ideas into products and services. We help industry to demonstrate the commercial potential of new space-enabled services in the market and provide an important springboard for initiatives to grow into sustainable, successful business.
Space assets at your disposal
Spaceflight technologies
Satellite communication
Satellite navigation
Earth observation
Space weather
We aim for companies outside the space industry
The business applications program helps industry in non-space sectors to use space to enhance their products or services in a wide range of domains such as health, safety, environment, development, energy, aviation and transport.
What’s in it for you?
- Qualify for financial support amounting to 50%, 75% or 100% of project costs.
- Network within the community of ESA organizations and industries
- Get support from ESA technological expertise and consultancy
- Organize awareness activities
- Gain credibility through the involvement of ESA
When to apply?
You can send in applications all year long.
How we do this
- We promote space applications to a wide range of users.
- We develop new operational services, such as a broader participation by actors on both the demand and supply side.
- We encourage the use of existing space assets such as
- Satellite Communications
- Earth Observation
- Satellite Navigation
- Human Spaceflight technologies
- We create a consistent funnel approach across our initiatives. This serves to maximize an efficient and cost-effective implementation.
- We stimulate cross-fertilization across disciplines. Think about the impact of Climate on Health, on Energy, on Transport, for instance.
Get in touch
Nicolas Helssen
BELSPO
T +32 487 355 345