Community Research and Development Information Service - CORDIS

Key information

Launch
2005

Website

European Technology Platform contact person
Harald Ernst, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 71 565 6816
Email

European Commission contact person
Pierre-André Gleize
Tel: +32 2 298 77 93
Email

Transport

European Space Technology Platform – ESTP

Satellites around the globe send images of rain and windstorms heading our way, television news is beamed around the world by satellites, and we are guided to restaurants and theatres by satellite navigation. Europe is increasingly depending on space systems for many applications of daily use and others of high strategic value. Challenges of the sector include dependence on others for some critical space components, gaps in its development of future technologies and a limited commitment to security-related space activities.

Key documents

Strategic Research Agenda –2006

Last updated on: 2011-02-17