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The European Commission, ESA, and an SES-led consortium of 20 European companies team up to deliver Satellite Quantum Cryptography System for European Cybersecurity.
Become a local organiser of the 5th CASSINI Hackathon
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Cassini IOD/IOV Service – IHE1-1 Cubesat Project:
Tendering action extended to 30 September 2022
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The European Commission is reaching out to the industry and other interested parties to give feedback on the current and future capabilities, operational solutions and any other ideas responding to the needs of the EU Secure Connectivity Programme.
EU Space Week – Europe’s premiere space event – is back. Happening on 3 – 6 October, the 2022 edition will be held as a hybrid event.
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Following the first-ever calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF), 61 collaborative defence research and development projects with a total EU support of €1.2 billion are selected for funding.
European Commission proposes €500 million to reinforce the European defence industry through common procurement - EDIRPA
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To tackle the global plastic pollution crisis, the Union has launched a new competition for Marine Ecosystems Protection, as part of the CASSINI initiative, aiming at developing space solutions to track and remove marine plastic pollution.
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More than 1,600 participants attended the EDF 2022 Info Days, which took place in hybrid format in Brussels on 30 June and 1 July. The wide participation confirmed the strong interest of the EU defence industry in the European Defence Fund, managed by DG DEFIS of the European Commission.
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European Commission advancing Space R&I with €520 million over 2021-2022