Endeavour Space Hub

Project Information

SPACE END

Grant agreement ID: 870480

DOI

10.3030/870480

Project closed

EC signature date 31 October 2019

Start date 1 November 2019

End date 31 December 2021

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost

€ 1 039 230,00

EU contribution

€ 1 034 230,00

Coordinated by

BLUSPECS SL
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SPACE END (Endeavour Space Hub)

Reporting period: 2020-11-01 to 2021-12-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The market for space technologies is in complete transformation, new space - underpinned by decades of public investment in space infrastructure - is undergoing massive growth, providing new opportunities for new players in space. Related to this is the large amount of technologies made available through European investments which have the commercial relevance far beyond the space market.

SPACE END will expand the impact and adoption of European Space Tech by bringing together Space start-ups, SMEs, entrepreneurs and the IoT ecosystem to increase commercial relevance of the technologies across industrial sectors and accelerate their access to market and/or scaling. We will achieve this by designing and orchestrating a collaborative ecosystem with adapted tools and instruments that will position a greater number of space-enabled technologies in industrial markets. This ecosystem will be based on a blended community of IoT and Space that brings together a range of stakeholders, large and small, from academia, business and the public sector.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

During the two years of the project, many activities have been carried out to foster the development of digital and space ecosystems in Europe and to support new technologies and their integration in new markets. By the end of the project, and after three rounds of acceleration programmes, the companies were able to raise a total of €10.15m to sign 286 new commercial contracts and hire 108 new employees.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

The project has advanced the integration of space technologies within digital startups while supporting the market entry of downstream technologies through participation in the programme. It is expected that by the end of the project, 30 companies who have participated in the programme will have successfully integrated space technologies, including earth observation data, within their solutions while also accessing the space sector as a market for integrating new technologies including within the own supply chain and supporting the efficiency of new actors.

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