Upcoming ESA–Industry events on CM25 implementation
The European Space Agency, ESA, invites the industrial community to a series of events at which ESA directorates will present the follow-up to the Council Meeting at Ministerial Level 2025, CM25, held in November 2025 in Bremen, Germany.
These events will inform industry about planned activities, key thematic priorities, and industrial opportunities across ESA programmes, while also providing a platform for direct exchange on implementation.
CM25 set important directions for Europe’s future in space. ESA is now taking these decisions forward through programme implementation and related activities across its directorates. This page provides an overview of relevant ESA–industry events linked to this follow-up and will be updated as further information is received.
For further information and to participate in these events, please click on the links below.
Planned events
Last update: 13 July 2026
NTN Forum’s Colloquium & General Assembly
31 August–2 September 2026
Further information: 2026 NTN Forum Colloquium & General Assembly
ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP) Autumn Session 2026
14 October 2026 in Salons de l’Aveyron, Paris
Further information: Future Space Transportation Autumn Session 2026 - ESA Space Transportation for Business (registration link will be soon added to this site)
Navisp Industry Days
14–15 October 2026 in Rome, Italy
Further information: NAVISP
Events archive
'Copernicus Flight Operations Support Service' - Online Industry Information Day
6 July 2026 at 10:00–11:00 CEST
Mandatory registration by Friday 3 July by 12:00 CEST
An invitation to tender for the Copernicus Flight Operations Service is planned to be released in Q3-2026. Economic operators and organisations in an EU Member State or a State participating in the European Union Space Programme are invited to attend this webinar for a comprehensive overview of the procurement process and its objectives, including a a presentation of the contractual and technical envelope, for early insights and key aspects of the future procurement.
Note: The information given during the presentation will be published after the event on esa-star news.
For further information and to register: 'Copernicus Flight Operations Support Service' - Industry Information Day
User Terminal Workshop
6 July 2026
Further information: ESA/EC Satcom User Terminal Workshop 2026 - ESA CSC: Connectivity & Secure Communications
Registration for on-site participation closed, registration for the online part open until 23 June 2026
(Online) ERS-EO Industry Day – Critical Infrastructure Application Proof of Concept
1 July 2026, 9:30–12:30 CEST
Further information: https://eo4society.esa.int/event/ers-eo-element-1-proof-of-concept-critical-infrastructure-management-briefing-to-industry-online/
(Online) ESA’s In-Space Transportation Club
23 June 2026 online from 9:30 to 12:30 CEST
Further information: ESA In-Space Transportation Club - Session #5: Spacecraft Servicing Interfaces (23 June 2026): Registration · Indico at ESA / ESTEC
(Online) Earth Action Info Day 2026 (FutureEO-1 Segment 3)
28 April 2026, 09:30–13:00 CEST
Learn about opportunities to get involved in Earth Action, one of the three pillars in the FutureEO programme during the European Space Agency's online Earth Action Info Day.
Through this element ESA will deliver actionable climate and environmental information and green solutions for society, while fostering disruptive innovation and business ideas, strengthening industrial competitiveness.
Location: Online via WebEx
Registration: closes 21 April
Further information: Earth Action Info Day 2026 (FutureEO-1 Segment 3
Earth observation Stepping Stones missions definition studies information day
20 March 2026, 8:30–17:00 CET
ESA is initiating a new activity entitled Stepping Stones (SpS) with the objective to accelerate the maturation and deployment of new space-based observation capabilities. ESA intends to issue an industrial Invitation To Tender (ITT) for Stepping Stone Missions Definition Studies. Planned for a duration of 24 months, their objective is to establish a solid technical, programmatic, and service-oriented foundation for new mission concepts. This would demonstrate the feasibility and credibility of the proposed concepts, potentially enabling a subsequent fast and efficient implementation phase.
Location: ESA/ESTEC in Noordwijk, The Netherlands and online
Registration: open
Further information: Stepping Stone Missions Definition Studies information day
ERS‑EO information day
19 March 2026, 09:00–18:00 CET
Industry information day at ESA-ESTEC in the Netherlands and online on the In‑Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) and technology development activities in the frame of the European Resilience from Space for Earth Observation (ERS‑EO) programme.
Location: ESA/ESTEC in Noordwijk, The Netherlands and online
Email: EOP-FM.Secretariat@esa.int
Registration: closed
Further information / upcoming documentation: ERS-EO industry information day
ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP) Spring Session 2026
9 March 2026 in HQ Nikis, Paris
webpage links:
FLPP Spring Session Draws Record Attendance as Europe's Space Transportation Ambitions Take Shape - ESA Space Transportation for Business
Future Space Transportation Spring Session 2026 - ESA Space Transportation for Business