ESRIC NEWS I December edition
European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC)
The European Space Resources Innovation Center (ESRIC) fosters innovation and growth in the space resources industry
In 2023, we marked three years since the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) was officially launched. The result of a partnership between the Luxembourg Space Agency and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) , with the European Space Agency - ESA as strategic partner, ESRIC was a world first. From initiating new research programmes, to launching the ESRIC Start-up Support Programme, and running our flagship community event Space Resources Week, we are extremely proud to play a key role in the creation of a future in-space economy.
In this third edition of the ESRIC newsletter, we are thrilled to bring you our brand-new podcast: Resourceful, give you some news on Space Resources Week 2024, announce the extension of the 4th call for applications for the ESRIC Start-up Support Programme, as well remind you about our community consultation around ESA’s future Ground-Based Pilot Plant (GBPP), ran in partnership with Space Applications Services NV/SA .
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The integration of in-situ use of space resources has the potential to completely revolutionise the way space exploration is being conducted. In the long term, it can decrease the costs associated with space flights, it can make our activities in space cleaner and bring circularity into the space equation. In the first episode of the series, we would like to understand more about what space resources are and the potential they have in making space exploration a cleaner and more sustainable activity.
We have asked Katherine Joy, professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Manchester to share her experience as a planetary scientist, as a space enthusiast and as someone who has been to one of the most remote places in the world to conduct science.
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Space Resources Week 2024 – useful information
The 6th edition of Space Resources Week will bring together space agencies, thought leaders, scientists, and business visionaries in a multidisciplinary forum. This year we aim to strengthen the foundation on which the field of space resources is built, align the scientific and commercial needs and capabilities, and collectively develop a sustainable space resources architecture for the future.
Useful information:
Registration: The conference fee is EUR 150, and includes entrance to all the talks, coffee breaks, lunches and 2 networking events. Registration to the event will open soon.
For more information, please refer to the?event website.??
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This year’s theme is: Shaping global priorities and coordinating efforts to advance space resource utilization towards cleaner space activities beyond exploration.
News about the ESRIC Start-up Support Programme
We have received several requests to extend the deadline for applications to the fourth round of the programme. Therefore, we would like to inform you that the submissions portal will remain open until 07 January 2024. All the applications received within the extended deadline will be given equal consideration by the selection committee.
Submit now: https://lnkd.in/deXbZnFj
Ground-Based Pilot Plant: community consultation
In the context of the community consultation webinar we hosted, together with Space Applications Services on 26 October 2023, we invited?experts to express their vision?for the future design and implementation of an European Space Agency - ESA Ground-Based Pilot Plant (GBPP) facility.
We invite you to complete a?short survey?we have put together.?Your input will help us better understand the needs of?the?community?for the future design and implementation of such facility, that will be hosted at ESRIC in Luxembourg.?
We look forward to receiving your answers until?12 January 2024: https://lnkd.in/e_wSJN4r
Where to find us in January 2024: