Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This support activity aims at enabling a sustainable, highly automated, flexible and economically viable space infrastructure in a holistic approach, prepared to maximise commercial opportunities in space and on earth: the future space ecosystem.
This requires a targeted evolution of the Future Space Ecosystem (FSE) roadmap that identifies and describes pathways to innovative and promising applications and services in the fields of in-space services. It shall consider new space approaches, enabling technologies (e.g. electric propulsion, automation & robotics, AI, high-performance and reliable avionics) and synergies with terrestrial sectors, strengthened by continuous market and trend analyses.
Detailed Call Description
Τhis coordination and support action shall:
- Identify and describe pathways to innovative and promising applications and services as elements in the further developed FSE roadmap, using feedback of relevant stakeholders and taking into account new space approaches, enabling technologies (e.g. electric propulsion, robotics, AI, high-performance and reliable avionics), synergies with terrestrial sectors while making use of continuous market and trend analyses;
- Identify and select the most promising technologies (game-changer/key technologies) and create a pathway for quick maturation and space qualification;
- Closely follow the project(s) of other calls related to the Future Space Ecosystem in order to support decisions regarding programmatic and strategy questions in the field and to verify the applicability of the existing principles and guidelines for future missions;
- Contribute to the international dialogue on recommendations for guidelines and standards for In-Space Services based on the work done in the European Operations Framework (EOF)[1] in H2020 supporting the European Commission in policy and standards development and fostering interoperability of EU space systems to access the rising global OOS market.
- Carry out targeted dissemination and outreach activities for FSE activities to showcase the paradigm shift and to facilitate support of European stakeholders with regards to OOS and to promote EU Space R&I activities in the future space ecosystem.
The above-mentioned activities should take into account modularisation, standardisation, digitalisation and new industrial processes and production tools to the fullest extent possible to maximise the business opportunities.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
EU Contribution: €2,00 million
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Space
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Active participation of industrial actors including SMEs in the consortium is expected.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou Street, 1075 Nicosia
T.Th. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
+357 22205000
Email: support@research.org.cy
Dr Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205033
Email: antantos@research.org.cy
Dr Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205038
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 28/12/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Εuropean Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact