ESA - Boost! - Archive

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With its Boost! programme, ESA is boosting commercial initiatives that offer transportation services to space, in space, and returning from space. The programme also supports Member States implementing national objectives for spaceports, testing facilities and more.

See overview page for more information about Boost!
Access the Boost! 1 Call for Proposals.

Boost! portfolio

Launch services for small satellites
Orbital deployment services
In-orbit transport and servicing
Orbital return capabilities
Support to national spaceport services
Space transportation service procurement

Boost!

Flight Ticket Initiative

Enabling & Support

Flight ticket initiative: more tickets booked, flying with …

22/01/2026 1699 views 18 likes

Spectrum on the launch pad

Enabling & Support

Spectrum’s qualifying second launch

20/01/2026 6191 views 27 likes

ESA Council at Delegate level meets in Bremen on the eve of CM25.

Enabling & Support

Ensuring autonomous access to space for Europe

27/11/2025 2910 views 13 likes

Flight Ticket Initiative

Enabling & Support

Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with …

27/08/2025 2020 views 22 likes

Spectrum liftoff

Enabling & Support

Spectrum takes flight and clears the launch pad

30/03/2025 6571 views 76 likes

European Launcher Challenge visual

Enabling & Support

Submit your proposal to the European Launcher Challenge

24/03/2025 7900 views 44 likes

17th European Space Conference - Small satellite companies awarded IOD/IOV rideshare contract

Enabling & Support

Rideshare deal opens new path to space for European innovat…

28/01/2025 2082 views 15 likes

Enabling & Support

Committed to boosting European launch services

19/11/2024 2413 views 13 likes

SpaceForest SF-1000 engine test

Enabling & Support

Boosting SpaceForest sounding rocket

01/10/2024 2535 views 38 likes

Omega: a subscription service offering everything a customer needs to fly in space, from arranging launches to executing manoeuvres

Enabling & Support

Space propulsion-as-a-service gets a Boost!

01/08/2024 4116 views 20 likes

European Launcher Challenge visual

Enabling & Support

Prepare for the European Launcher Challenge

04/06/2024 7517 views 17 likes

Flight Ticket Initiative - first contracts

Enabling & Support

First contracts signed in ESA-EU Flight Ticket Initiative

22/05/2024 1775 views 6 likes

Miura 5

Enabling & Support

PLD Space gets even more Boost!

19/02/2024 4198 views 28 likes

Flight ticket initiative

Enabling & Support

Get your satellite flight ticket

16/02/2024 1212 views 2 likes

SL1 rocket render

Enabling & Support

HyImpulse’s cheaper, greener rocket gets second ESA Boost!

13/12/2023 2255 views 16 likes

Orbex Prime

Enabling & Support

Boosting greener rockets with Orbex

13/12/2023 2076 views 17 likes

Spectrum on Andøya Spaceport launch pad

Enabling & Support

Tracking satellite launches from Andøya Spaceport

16/11/2023 4271 views 11 likes

RFA One rocket

Enabling & Support

ESA further boosts RFA One across Europe

08/11/2023 5430 views 57 likes

European Flight Ticket Initiative open tender

Enabling & Support

European Flight Ticket Initiative now open to launch servic…

23/10/2023 1885 views 6 likes

Enabling & Support

Do you need to test your new satellite technology in space?…

31/03/2023 2637 views 52 likes

Enabling & Support

New Boost! call for commercial space transportation service…

13/03/2023 1778 views 5 likes

Boost! – ESA's Commercial Space Transportation and Support programme welcomes new ideas

Enabling & Support

Last-mile orbital delivery service gets Boost! from ESA

05/01/2023 2911 views 13 likes

Boost! and Orbex

Enabling & Support

Ticket to ride with Boost!

07/11/2022 2651 views 7 likes

RFA One

Enabling & Support

ESA Boost! for RFA One Launch Services

13/09/2022 4012 views 24 likes

ION satellite carrier by D-Orbit in orbit

Enabling & Support

ESA gives a Boost! to D-Orbit industrial ramp-up plans

09/06/2022 2493 views 6 likes

Spectrum small launch vehicle

Enabling & Support

ESA Boost! contract for flight demonstration of Spectrum la…

23/11/2021 5069 views 57 likes

Space Forge supported by ESA's Boost! programme will offer a commercial space transportation service

Enabling & Support

Microgravity on demand with Earth return through ESA’s Boos…

27/09/2021 5038 views 61 likes

Boost! – ESA's Commercial Space Transportation and Support programme welcomes new ideas

Enabling & Support

ESA’s Boost! fosters new launch and in-orbit services

20/07/2021 3795 views 53 likes

Boost! – ESA's Commercial Space Transportation and Support programme welcomes new ideas

Enabling & Support

ESA boost for UK space transportation initiatives

24/03/2021 7751 views 71 likes

Boost! – ESA's Commercial Space Transportation and Support programme welcomes new ideas

Enabling & Support

ESA signs first Boost! commercial space transportation cont…

03/11/2020 6512 views 64 likes

Enabling & Support

ESA boost to new commercial space transportation services

07/06/2019 6140 views 46 likes

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