Implemented OSIP ideas — 2025

ESA's Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) seeks novel ideas for new space research activities. Campaigns invite solutions to specific problems whilst Channels welcome ideas on more general topics. Those run by Discovery & Preparation, including the Open Discovery Ideas Channel, specifically look for ideas that could be implemented as system studies, early technology developments, or PhD or postdoc research co-funded by ESA and a university.

Discovery & Preparation started the following activities in 2023 as a result of ideas submitted via OSIP. Click on the title of an activity to find out more via the Activities Portal.

Channel: Open Discovery Ideas Channel

Multi-wavelength analysis of accelerated particles in Solar flares, Radbout University (NL)  – implemented January 2025

MorphoComp4D, Université Bretagne-Sud (FR) – implemented January 2025

Ender Debris Mission: creating a commercial Business Case for Small Debris remediation, and preparing the path for Space Circular Economy, Thales Alenia Space España (ES) – implemented January 2025

Assessment of a new manufacturing concept for improved Rhenium/Iridium thruster nozzles, RHP-Technology GMBH (AT) – implemented January 2025

BRAVE: Bridging the gap between Robust and dAta-driVen control prototypE for launchers, DEIMOS Engenharia S.A. (PT) – implemented January 2025

Streamlined Multi-DOF Actuation for Cost-Effective, High-Performance Fast Steering Mirrors, KOSMIA SÀRL (CH) – implemented January 2025

Carbon fluoride as cathode for high energy density primary lithium batteries, UCA Université Clermont Auvergne (FR) – implemented January 2025

Qualifying ABD®-900AM in closedloop LPBF additive manufacturing systems for aerospace applications, Alloyed Limited (UK) – implemented January 2025

Development of a quality factor model for space radiation and manned space missions, University of Ioannina (GR) – implemented February 2025

Multipactor critical gap localization using radiofrequency amplitude and phase information, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (ES) – implemented February 2025

Qualifying ABD®-900AM in closedloop LPBF additive manufacturing systems for aerospace applications, Alloyed Limited (UK) – implemented February 2025

Space Robotics System-Level Analysis for De-Risking Debris Removal and In-Orbit Servicing Missions, CSEM SA. Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA (CH) – implemented February 2025

Flexible solar array for LEO constellations, Airbus Netherlands B.V. (NL) – implemented February 2025

A Full Ku/Ka-band (13-30GHz) Symmetric Beamformer IC for Ultra-Compact Multi-Beam Operation, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschuleth Zurich - ETH Zurich (CH) – implemented February 2025

CleanCube: Zero Derbis for CubeSat platforms

Sustainable platform integrating Hazard Intervention, End_x0002_of-life management and Debris avoidance (SHIELD), AIKO SRL (IT), implemented January 2025

SPACEKEEPERS, GMV Aerospace and Defence S.A. (ES), implemented January 2025

CleanCube: Enabling Sustainable CubeSats Platforms in VLEO with Modular Plugand-Play AirBreathing Electric Propulsion Systems, Stellar Space Industries (NL), implemented January 2025

CleanCube - TidyCube, ISISpace Group (NL), implemented January 2025

Charon: a fully independent Coulomb Drag -based system to deorbit CubeSats after failure or dead-on-arrival, Aurora Propulsion Technologies Oy (FI), implemented January 2025