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Go to topicESA’s Industry Space Days, Europe's largest space business-to-business event, attracted a record 900 companies from 39 countries on 11–12 September.
About 1500 visitors attended the event at ESA's ESTEC technology centre in the Netherlands to showcase their products, services and technologies and find potential business partners.
On the second day (pictured), interested participants attended a workshop identifying new design and manufacturing technologies showing a high potential for space applications – spin-in. This was an opportunity to exchange innovative ideas with ESA, potentially guiding future ESA programmes.
To find out more about ESA's Industry Space Days visit ESA's SME portal.