Announcing winners

David Parker, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration, addressed the audience at NewSpace Europe, an event focused on space industry and the economic opportunity of space, held on 16 November 2017 in Luxembourg.

From space-friendly crops to high-tech propulsion systems, the Space Exploration Masters awarded disruptive ideas with prizes worth more than €500 000. Europe’s first and only space exploration competition welcomed new players to boost business and innovation beyond Earth’s orbit.