Ice2Thrust.Space Project

🚀 The ESA XR Conference is almost here! @esa.int

📅 17–18 March 2026
📍 European Astronaut Centre (EAC), Cologne, Germany
⏳ Register by 13 March.

📢 News from our #ProjectPartner
🚀Two #FIERCE Open Calls Are Now Live!

1st Open Call – FIERCE Financial Support Program
2nd Open Call – FIERCE Advisory Services Program

Deadline: 31 March 2026

🧭 Advisory Services: lnkd.in/dbx6PiYK
💸 Financial Support Program: lnkd.in/dR-qggZR

New Publication: Towards a Water-Based Space Economy - Ice2Thrust What if the future of space exploration was built around one simple resource: water? A new Ice2Thrust.Space paper explores how water could become the foundation of a sustainable space economy — enabli...

📃New @ice2thrust.bsky.social Publication:
Towards a Water-Based Space Economy

Read more here 👇
ice2thrust.space/towards-a-wa...

New Publication: Recent advancements and technology development roadmap of Water Electrolysis Propulsion Thrusters - Ice2Thrust Advancing Water-Based Propulsion for Spacecraft Ice2Thrust.Space has published a new scientific paper presenting recent advancements in Water Electrolysis Propulsion (WEP) thrusters and outlining a cl...

📃New @ice2thrust.bsky.social Publication: Recent advancements and technology development roadmap of Water Electrolysis Propulsion Thrusters

read more here 👇
ice2thrust.space/recent-advan...

Ice2Thrust.Space and Project FIERCE: Joining Forces for a Sustainable Space Economy - Ice2Thrust To maximise impact and contribute to Europe’s long-term strategic vision for space, Ice2Thrust.Space has joined forces with Project FIERCE, an EU-funded initiative focused on building resilient, inter...

Ice2Thrust.Space and Project FIERCE: Joining Forces for a Sustainable Space Economy

Project FIERCE, an EU-funded initiative focused on building resilient, interoperable, and future-ready foundations for Europe’s space infrastructure.

Read more:
ice2thrust.space/ice2thrust-s...

#space #innovation

📢 We are excited to share a significant step forward in our #Ice2Thrust project! After#months of #planning, coordination, and anticipation, the team at Technical University of Munich has received its new hashtag#vacuum #chamber.

👉https://ice2thrust.space/new-vacuum-chamber-installed-at-tum/

🔁 Read the latest editions: ice2thrust.space/newsletter-a...

📩 Stay in the loop on sustainable space
The next Ice2Thrust.Space #Newsletter drops end of February — don’t miss it.
Get concise updates on our advancements, new papers and innovation highlights, and what’s next for water-based space mobility 🚀
👉 Subscribe here: shorturl.at/4YnzT

🌌 SPAICE 2026 — Call for Papers & Student Sponsorship 🚀
The Call for Papers for SPAICE 2026 is open!

📅 21–23 October 2026, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Call for Papers👉 lnkd.in/eQeqmwhg deadline: 1 March 2026
Conference page👉 lnkd.in/e-gZff6P deadline: 1 June 2026

The 𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗫𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is coming! @esa.int

📅 17–18 March 2026
📍 European Astronaut Centre (ESA-EAC), Cologne, Germany
⏰ Registration deadline is 27 February 2026

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New article out 🚀

At the 18th #European #Space #Conference, Raycho Raychev, Founder & CEO of #EnduroSat, shared a clear and compelling vision for Europe’s space future: resilience and sovereignty will be built through open, outcome-based markets.

👉 Read the full article here: shorturl.at/0TlU7

Our partners from @uni.lu and SnT, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust announce
🚀 Space Master Applications now open for 2026 submissions!

Ready to launch into your space career?
🔗 Discover the programme: lnkd.in/eiakxqMn
🔗 Admission details: Admissions: lnkd.in/dF4DykAA

💫Turning Water into Thrust: New Ice2Thrust.Space Paper Published

💦Water in space could become a game-changer.

📃A newly published @ice2thrust.bsky.social paper explores how water electrolysis can enable cleaner, safer, and more sustainable spacecraft propulsion. shorturl.at/fuHys

Our #Ice2Thrust consortium Partners from Technical University of Munich and #EnduroSat attended the Conference in Brussels and had the chance to interact with the colleagues from the space domain. @tum.de

📍 The conference took place on 27–28 January at SQUARE Brussels, under the theme:
Delivering on Europe’s Space Ambition: Sovereignty, Security, and Industrial Transformation.

His message was clear: Europe’s fastest route forward is an open, outcome-based market.

A timely reminder that ambition, competition, and trust in innovation are key to keeping Europe at the forefront of space. 🚀

#EuropeanSpaceConf #SpacePolicy #SpaceInnovation #Sovereignty #Ice2ThrustPartner

#EuropeanSpaceConf, Raycho Raychev, Founder & CEO of EnduroSat, shared a powerful perspective on Europe’s path to resilient, sovereign space capabilities and economic security.

“Never prescribe the solution – set the challenge, let the market build and finance, and let the best one win.”

🎤 On stage at the 18th #EuropeanSpaceConf in Brussels!
We’re proud to share that Raycho Raychev, Founder & CEO of our #Ice2Thrust.Space consortium partner #EnduroSat attended as a speaker!

If you’re attending the European Space Conference, don’t miss it! #Ice2ThrustSpace #SpaceInnovation #NewSpace

@esa.int at the 18th European Space Conference on 27–28 January 2026 in Brussels.

Hear the highlight the outcomes of #CM25, the #strategy 2040 and Europe’s #space #priorities.

@esa.int @ec.europa.eu
Rocket Factory Augsburg have secured two new missions under the Flight Ticket Initiative: a joint initiative with the under ESA's ‘Boost!’ programme that secures the flights for the Commission's IOD/IOV programme.

🎫 Two #new #missions grabbed their tickets to fly on the RFA One rocket from Saxavord, UK @transport.esa.int

Wishing our community a wonderful holiday season and a bright start to the New Year! 🚀❄️

As we look ahead, we’re excited to continue our journey toward sustainable space mobility and turning bold ideas into real impact.
Season’s greetings from the #Ice2Thrust team, and see you in the New Year! ✨

🚀 Exciting Updates from the 3rd Edition of the EIC In Space Solar Energy Harvesting Newsletter! 🌞🛰️
📩 Check it out and join the journey: shorturl.at/xlcBB
👉 Subscribe here: lnkd.in/d8NUm5uG

Our partners from @uni.lu and Matteo El Hariry are sharing their insights from the first edition of the #AI4OPA: AI Techniques and Frameworks for Orbital and Planetary Autonomy workshop held earlier this month at iSpaRo in Sendai
🛰️ You can find more & workshop papers
sites.google.com/view/ai4opaw...

New Publication at the #Open #Journal of #Astrophysics

"Optimal intrinsic alignment estimators in the presence of redshift-space distortions"

👉by Claire Lamman (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Jonathan Blazek (Ohio State U.) and Daniel J. Eisenstein (Northeastern U.)
@ojastro.bsky.social

Upcoming this Wednesday!
On 17 December the Ariane 6 #VA266 #Galileo launch live
👉 @esa.int

@dlr-de.bsky.social #DLR #International #Space #Weather #Camp 2026 calling for applications till 8th of March 2026. More details below 👇

‪European Space Agency‬ @esa.int
#ESAhighlights 2025 available below 👇

@esa.int @transport.esa.int

The #satellites will launch together and stay in the ‘dual launch’ configuration until separation in medium #Earth #orbit, 23 222 km above Earth in one week from now - on 17 December 2025.

👉Europe choose resilience and competitiveness by investing in connectivity and secure communications at #CM25. @esaconnectivity.esa.int