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Contribute to ASTRAIOS’ Book on ESG best practices in Space Entrepreneurship

2023-10-23

You have until the 27th of Oxctober 2023 to respond to ASTRAIOS' survey on “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) business practices". The survey addresses companies that have interest and/or experience with ESG practices in the space entrepreneurship ecosystem. The contributions will...

Space Y Partner in the Horizon Europe ASTRAIOS Project

2023-02-13

Space Y is proud to be part of the ASTRAIOS (Analysis of Skills, Training, Research and Innovation Opportunities in Space) project, which kicked off in January 2023 and will run until December 2025. The project aims to provide an exhaustive view and understanding of the current and future offer...

Press Release – “Is Europe Capitalising on the Investments in Space?”

2023-01-24

Over the past twenty years the European Union has invested massively in the development of a domestic space programme. The flagship Galileo and Copernicus satellite constellations already bolster the union capabilities in the fields of positioning, navigation, timing as well as Earth observation...

Space Y celebrates 20 years

2022-12-02
Prague, Czech Republic

On 28 November 2022, close to 200 guests from the European space community joined Space Y at the Space Gala, an event it co-organised with the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic and CzechInvest to celebrate the 20 years of the association. In his address, Space Y Chairman, Gard Ueland,...

Space Y welcomes SES as New Member

2022-11-22

Space Y is delighted to welcome SES as a Full Member to the association, hereby furthering the association representativeness in satellite communication. SES is a world's leading satellite operator with over 70 satellites in two different orbits (GEO and MEO). It provides global managed data...

Space Y speaks about Space Contribution to Greener Transport for Europe at Prague House Event

2022-09-27
Brussels, Belgium

Gard Ueland, Space Y Chairman, figured among the distinguished panellists of a roundtable about "Greener Transport for Europe" at a Prague House event entitled EU Space programme for sustainability and growth. Organised in the sidelines of the Czech Presidency of the European Union, the...

GNSS Investment Day – Investing in GNSS is key to European Competitiveness

2022-04-17
Brussels, Belgium

On 16 March 2022, Space Y had the pleasure to moderate a roundtable at the GNSS Investment Day, an event co-organised by EUSPA and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The two organisations also co-authored the GNSS Investment Report, which was officially launched at the event. Space Y very much...

Airbus Defence and Space Daniela Genta elected Space Y Vice Chairman

2021-12-10
Paris, France

On 10 December 2021, Mrs Daniela Genta, from Airbus Defence and Space, was elected Vice Chairman of Space Y by the association general assembly. She succeeds to her Airbus colleague, Mr Olivier Colaitis, who retired earlier this year. Daniela Genta looks back at 24 years of experience in...

Inside GNSS talks about Space Y

2021-09-10
Vincennes, France

Space Y is very proud of the recent article that the US magazine, Inside GNSS, has published about Galileo Services evolution into Space Y. The article highlights that Space Y will continue to focus on satellite navigation, but now also incorporating other elements of the EU Space Programme. The...

ESA-Space Y webinar on NAVISP status and evolution

2021-06-03
Vincennes, France

On June 2, ESA presented to Space Y members its Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). NAVISP is an important element for the overall European GNSS landscape, capable of leveraging both ESA expertise gained through Galileo, EGNOS and Navigation Programmes and the existing...