The space industry in the Netherlands is slowly evolving to be one of the pillars of the Dutch high tech sector. From humble beginnings several decades ago, it is now a major contributor to the Read More
Space business news and updates
The startup and SME landscape in the space industry has grown significantly, in both value and scale, in recent years, with increasing opportunities for both funding and technical support. To keep the value chain sustainable Read More
New strategically located facility will further accelerate satellite manufacturing Charlotte, NC: December 28, 2021 – Satellogic, a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, announced today that it will be constructing a high-throughput satellite manufacturing facility Read More
After a six-day blockade of the Suez Canal, the Evergreen ‘Ever Given’ mega containership was pulled out of the banks and shallows of the canal on Monday 29 March 2021, with the support of Dutch shipping and Read More
Earlier this year the European Commission launched its plans towards developing a ‘Digital Twin’ of planet Earth, dubbed ‘Destination Earth’, abbreviated as ‘DestinE’. The objective of this initiative is to develop a very high precision Read More
On June 30, SpaceNed (representing the Dutch space industry) and NIDV (representing the Dutch Defence and Security-related industry) signed an agreement to start closer cooperation, starting with a joint working group “Space for Defence and Security”. Read More
The dotSpace Foundation was one of the organising partners of the Copernicus Eyes on Earth Roadshow Online Edition, the fifth and last in the 2019/2020 series of roadshows. Due to the ongoing pandemic the event was Read More
Avy produces wingdrones used solely for good causes – the Avy Aera can be employed for medical deliveries and first response operations. Avy Aera is autonomous and was designed for long-range, beyond visual line of sight (Read More
The European Commission will start in 2021 with the European Defence Fund (EDF), a program aimed at strengthening the European defence industry. The EC and the Member States want to achieve this by funding projects that Read More
An EASME and DG GROW initiative, the Copernicus ‘Eyes on Earth’ Roadshow fosters the development of applications with space data and other geo-information systems; develop the technical and scientific skills needed to work in the Read More
