DcubeD & EOMAP auf Shortlist der ESA Global Space Markets Challenge

Small companies active in NewSpace often have a hard time reaching international customers. The ESA Global Space Markets Challenge is designed to help. Two German companies are now on the shortlist for the competition.

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The objective of the competition is to select, among all the applicants, the six small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the space sector (three from the upstream and three from the downstream) that present the most promising and convincing internationalization plans for their products and/or services. [Astrodrom reported 12/06/2021 - ESA SME Internationalization Competition]

Longlist of the ESA Global Space Markets Challenge

On September 10, 2021, the winners of the preliminary round were announced. On the so-called longlist, three German companies - DcubeD, LEVITY UG and SPiN - were on the upstream side. With Breeze Technologies, ConstellR and EOMAP, three more were on the downstream side.

Upstream		Downstream
AENIUM Engineering S.L.	ES	A.U.G Signals Ltd	CN
AIKO SRL	IT	Aratos Ntot Net Ltd	GR
DcubeD (Deployables Cubed GmbH)	DE	Breeze Technologies	DE
EICAS AUTOMAZIONE SpA	IT	ConstellR	DE
Lens Research & Development	NL	Detektia Earth Surface Monitoring S.L.	ES
LEVITY UG	DE	Dynamic Genesis	SE
Lios	IE	EOMAP	DE
NANOKER RESEARCH, S.L.	ES	LATITUDO 40 S.R.L.	IT
Pasquali Microwave Systems Srl	IT	OQ Technology Sarl	LU
SPiN	DE	Peak Technology GmbH	AT
Technology for Propulsion and Innovation	IT	SatADSL	BE
Vega Composites S.r.l.	IT	Satsense Solutions Limited	UK

Longlist ESA Global Space Markets Challenge, © European Space Agency

Shortlist of the ESA Global Space Markets Challenge

A total of 12 European companies are now on the shortlist, including DcubeD and EOMAP. This means that two German NewSpace players have the chance to take one of the first places. For this purpose, all applicants who have made it onto the shortlist will present themselves once again to a jury on September 28. The content of the presentations will be the internationalization plans. The total of six best (1st - 3rd place each in Upstream/Downstream) companies will be announced by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher on September 30, 2021.

Upstream		Downstream
DcubeD (Deployables Cubed GmbH)	DE	A.U.G Signals Ltd	CN
EICAS AUTOMAZIONE SpA	IT	Detektia Earth Surface Monitoring S.L.	ES
Lens Research & Development	NL	EOMAP	DE
Lios	IE	LATITUDO 40 S.R.L.	IT
Pasquali Microwave Systems Srl	IT	SatADSL	BE
Technology for Propulsion and Innovation	IT	Satsense Solutions Limited	UK