In September 2020, we asked for your ideas for future space missions. Our goal was to tap into the insight, expertise and creativity of European citizens, companies and academia to help us plan for the future. Based on over 200 ideas, ESA Discovery & Preparation is now launching 11 new activities over the course of the coming year, that will together shape the future of space.
This image shows a space solar power demonstrator called Space Option Star (SOS), one of the 47 ideas selected from over 200 submitted. SOS would demonstrate space-based solar power technologies in situ and raise public awareness about the potential of generating energy in space to address the climate crisis.