OSIP Highlights July-December 2022

What do farming on the moon, 3D printing on Mars and fixing software with AI have in common? They can all be found among the topics of the 56 research and development activities funded by ESA's Discovery element between July and December 2022.

ESA set up the Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) through the Discovery element to discover and invest in new unconventional ideas that could greatly benefit and advance European space industry and academia.

Here, the minds behind five of the projects funded between July and December 2022 tell us about their motivations and goals, as well as how ESA Discovery funding is helping them take their activity to the next level.