The European Commission has announced the results of the 2022–2023 calls for proposals for space-related research projects under Horizon Europe.
A total of €166 million will support 54 space research projects implemented by two EU agencies - the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) and the EU Space Programme Agency (EUSPA).
Space-related projects are expected to receive close to €1.6 billion in total during the seven years of the implementation of Horizon Europe, corresponding to an average of €225 million per year, including activities delegated to the European Space Agency (ESA).
The selected projects are expected to bring breakthrough innovations and contribute to strengthening both the European Union Space programme and other space research priorities in various domains. The projects cover a wide scope of applications, from greenhouse gas and aerosol monitoring to coastal and crops observation, and also address in-orbit needs and space science.
They will boost the development of new services and downstream applications for Copernicus, Galileo, European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), and European Union Governmental Satellite Communications programme (GOVSATCOM).
The industrial consortia behind these 54 projects involve a large proportion of New Space companies, as start-ups and SMEs represent around 25% of the selected participants, receiving nearly 30% of the allocated funding.
For examples of selected projects click here. The list of all the 54 projects selected is available in the factsheet with the title of each project per category. A Commission source told The Brussels Times that the breakdown per country is not available at the moment.
All projects must include at least three Member States to be eligible. The grant agreement with the consortia behind each project is expected to take place in November when all available information about the projects will be available on the Commission’s Research and Innovation community platform (Cordis).
The Brussels Times
