Austrian space activities are financed by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology.
Austria’s contributions to ESA amount to 47 M€ in 2018. About 90 % of the contributions are awarded to Austrian research institutions and companies in terms of contracts.
The ESA Mandatory programmes (General Activities, Space Science, Technology Development, Technology Transfer, Industrial Policy) share represents about 18 million € and the optional programmes share about 29 million €.
In 2018 the Austrian total space budget (including EUMETSAT, ESA Programmes and National Programmes) amounts to 67 million €.