Upcoming ESA–Industry events on CM25 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.

Last update: 14 September 2026

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.

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.

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.