The national funding and support opportunities for space-related activities focus on three key pillars:
Project-based funding for research and development projects through the national space programme ASAP, with a focus on:
- Applications of satellite-based technologies (Earth observation, including weather forecasting and climate research; navigation; telecommunications; and other satellite-based applications)
- Space research and science
- Technologies for space missions
Business support for start-ups in the space sector through the ESA Business Incubation Center Austria.
Support for the provision of free or low-cost Earth observation data
These national support instruments enable successful positioning within ESA, EU and EUMETSAT programmes, as well as in the rapidly growing commercial market.