Events

ESA cordially invites you to the 6th ESA Mission Operations Hands-On Experience at ESOC, Darmstadt. Mission Operations at its best! For the sixth time, ESA offers this unique 4-day course to bring to life the fascinating world of spacecraft operations with its unique challenges and need for excellent teamwork. This course provides an insight into the secrets of ESA Space Mission Operation’s success, covering operations concepts, architecture and interfaces, the roles and responsibilities of the different teams, the mission planning and scheduling processes and the different challenges encountered in each mission phase. Finally, how to effectively manage spacecraft anomalies and contingency recovery operations will be discussed and later practised.

Commercial UAV Expo, presented by Commercial UAV News, is the leading international trade show and conference focusing on the integration and operation of commercial UAS.

In the rapidly evolving space tech industry, protecting innovation is critical for long-term success. This legal workshop will provide space tech startups and established space companies with essential knowledge on Intellectual Property (IP) rights and strategies. Participants will gain a practical understanding of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, with a focus on their application in the space sector. This workshop is designed to equip space tech entrepreneurs, engineers, and business leaders with the legal knowledge necessary to safeguard their innovations.

EUMETSAT will be joined in the organisation and hosting of the event by Météo-France, the national provider for weather and climate services in France. Over the years, the EUMETSAT user conference has become a key annual event for the meteorological and scientific communities where participants from around the world can meet to share their experience and knowledge during plenary, poster and workshop sessions. The theme of this year’s annual EUMETSAT conference is “From Space to Safety: Earth Observation for Future Weather and Climate Preparedness”.

In this one-day in-person workshop held in beautiful Vienna, Austria you will get insights from established space experts and network with leading minds in the industry. Use this opportunity to learn more about emerging possibilities in the space industry, and to explore strategies for industrializing your products and scaling up your production in the commercial space era.

More information and registration will follow soon.

As in previous years, the goal of the event is to give people first-hand experience of the cutting edge of space science with the help of scientists, engineers, astronauts and space professionals.

The EDHPC will be an international forum covering diverse aspects of the most relevant topics for on-board computers, on-board data handling systems, on-board data processing and microelectronics for space applications including both platform and payload applications (RF and optical).

ILA Berlin leads in innovation, new technology, and sustainability, bringing the world's aerospace industry to the center of Europe every two years - next time from June 10 to 14, 2026.