Schedule
This page was last updated on: 04 July 2023
| 1. Listen and Learn | |
| Announcement of opportunity released | 5 July 2023 |
| Prerecorded lectures are released | 17 July 2023 |
| 2. Consult and Confer | |
| Contact ESA Academy for help and questions | 1 October – 1 December 2023 |
| 3. Submit and Succeed | |
| Deadline submission of proposal | 2 December 2023 |
| Shortlisting announcement | NLT end of year 2023 |
| Selection meetings with Selection committee | NLT January 2024 |
| Selection announcement | NLT January 2024 |
| 4. Perform and Publish | |
| Kick off meeting | End of January 2024 |
| Preliminary Design Review | March – April 2024 |
| Critical Design Review | June – July 2024 |
| Assembly and Testing | July-September/December 2024 |
| Campaigns | September – December 2024 |
All dates shown are indications and are subject to change without prior notice or after consultation with selected teams on an ad hoc basis in order to avoid scheduling conflicts with university exams or other commitments/engagements. ESA Academy will attempt to notify participants of any schedule change in due time. Please check this page regularly for updates. NLT=No Later Than.
For experiments destined for the ICECubes Service on the International Space Station or for Space Rider, the schedule will be drawn specifically to the teams' capabilities and launch opportunities and development period will average around 12 to 24 months.