Overview
Space Applications Services delivers cutting-edge systems, products, and services for manned and unmanned spaceflight and defence, combining deep engineering expertise with decades of operational experience. As a strategic partner in the Starlab consortium, the company plays a key role in building commercial space stations. The company develops products including the lunar rover LUVMI-M, the HOTDOCK mating/demating device, the YAMCS mission control system, and the MOGOS mobile gravity offloading system.
In the news
- On October 14 at ESA HQ in Paris, during the Future Space Transportation Autumn Session, European Space Agency - ESA officially kicked off the InSPoC-4 activities. We were there to accept the award on behalf of our consortium. InSPoC-4 (In-Space Proof of Concept 4) looks at what Europe will need to move cargo and propellant around in orbit. Over the coming months, we’ll work on a common logistics framework for future space transportation networks and test it on two concrete cases: 🔹 refuelling servicing spacecraft in orbit 🔹
- After 18 years supporting groundbreaking microgravity research aboard the International Space Station, the European Space Agency - ESA 's Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) has completed its final scientific operations. We're proud to have contributed to the final chapter of this remarkable facility. Since 2017, our teams have supported the refurbishment, operation and scientific exploitation of FSL, from developing the Video Management Unit MkII to helping scientists conduct experiments from the Belgian User Support and Operations
- Tijdens de tweede editie van het technologie-event Tectonic ging Peter Vos in gesprek met Nick Destrycker en Pascal ROGIEST. Het gesprek maakte duidelijk dat de Belgische ruimtevaartsector kan bouwen op decennia aan expertise én op een nieuwe generatie ambitieuze bedrijven. EDGX ontwikkelt rekenkracht voor satellieten en werkt aan een orbital compute layer, terwijl Space Applications Services NV/SA zijn ervaring in onder meer het ISS en maanexploratie vertaalt naar commerciële diensten. De rode draad: ruimtevaart evolueert van
- Ruimtevaart- en defensietechnologiebedrijf Space Applications Services NV/SA uit Zaventem wordt eerste grote defensie-investering van PMV sinds de Vlaamse investeringsmaatschappij haar investeringsbeleid aangepaste om investeringen in strategische autonomie & weerbaarheid mogelijk te maken. In afwachting van een investeringsfonds in die zin waarvoor PMV partners aan het polsen is, financiert PMV investeringen m.b.t. strategische autonomie & weerbaarheid van op haar eigen balans. Met een eerste investering van 10 miljoen euro in
- A new milestone for lunar exploration preparation in Europe. We are proud to announce the successful completion of the project PUPPETEER Phase 1, marked by the delivery and installation of our proprietary Mobile Gravity Off-loading System (MOGOS) at the LUNA facility in Cologne. Developed jointly by European Space Agency - ESA and German Aerospace Center (DLR), LUNA prepares astronauts, technologies, and operational concepts for future lunar missions. With MOGOS now operational, astronauts training at LUNA can move and perform
- What a fantastic start to #IAC2026! 🌕🚀 Our team is on site in Hall 1, Booth 1D-01, showcasing the LUVMI-M rover, the ICE Cubes Facility, and live Yamcs demonstrations. The days have been packed with inspiring conversations, new connections, and exciting opportunities across the space sector. If you're attending IAC, stop by and say hello. We're looking forward to meeting you! #IAC2026 #SpaceIndustry #Moon #LunarExploration #Yamcs
- Meet the EROSS SC consortium at #IAC2026 — Antalya, Türkiye. The 77th International Astronautical Congress (5–9 October) has opened under the theme "The World Needs More Space" — and several of our EROSS SC partners are exhibiting on the floor. Come and talk on-orbit servicing with them. You'll find our partners here: 📍Thales Alenia Space — Booth 1B-03 📍German Aerospace Center (DLR) – German Aerospace Center — German Pavilion (stands 1H-18, 1F-08 & 1H-16) 📍Space Applications Services NV/SA — Booth 1D-01 📍 PIAP Space — by
- Exciting news! Space Applications Services has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Copernic Space The partnership will begin with our upcoming LUVMI-M lunar mission and is designed to expand across future lunar and Low Earth Orbit missions. We are combining our mission capabilities with Copernic Space’s financial infrastructure and commercial marketplace. This will create new opportunities for companies, researchers, institutions and governments. More info via the link in the comments. #SpaceTech #Innovation #NewSpace
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