InCubed
InCubed is a European Space Agency’s programme that aims to foster commercial innovation, boost the European Earth observation economy and reinforce relationships with the private investor community.
ESA is committed to securing an independent European space infrastructure for the benefit of European citizens by supporting commercialisation and competitiveness on the global stage, and by growing new markets in Europe.
By enabling the cost-effective, scalable use of space technologies, fostering cross-sector and cross-border partnerships, and supporting market access, ESA is helping to build a stronger European industrial base. European businesses can flourish at pace and at scale, supported by a favourable environment for investors, nurtured by public-private partnerships and the acceleration of innovation through R&D programmes.
Find out more about our various competitiveness programmes below.
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Partnership Projects
ESA’s Partnership Projects provide the satellite communication industry with the right environment to introduce innovative space-based solutions into the commercial market.
Industrial Competitiveness
ESA's Industrial Competitiveness line under the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme maintains and improves competitiveness for European and Canadian satellite communications industries.
ARTES 4.0
ESA’s main programme for technology development in satellite communications
Copernicus Contributing Missions
Copernicus provides access on a full, free and open basis to its Sentinel data and the Copernicus services information products. In addition to data provided by the Sentinel satellites, the missions contributing to Copernicus, the Copernicus Contributing Missions, play a crucial role, delivering high-resolution complementary data to ensure that a whole range of observational requirements is satisfied.
