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29 March 2016 – Thales Alenia Space Belgium (TAS-B) has announced that its PPU Mk3 power supply for plasma thrusters has now been qualified. The development and qualification of the new unit was supported by the Belgian government and by ESA through the Competitiveness & Growth element of the ARTES programme.
23 March 2016 – Pioneer is a new ESA initiative that aims to facilitate in-orbit test flights for innovative services, applications, systems and technologies by providing affordable, timely and efficient access to space.
28 - 29 April 2016, Brussels (Belgium)
The 6th annual ARTES Applications Workshop took place in Brussels on the 28th and 29th April 2016. This year’s workshop was organised by ESA’s ARTES Applications department and the Belgian Science Policy Office, Belspo.
20 - 22 September 2016, ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands)
Industry Space Days (ISD) are organised by ESA to bring together the main European players in the space sector. The main purpose is to increase the involvement of SMEs in space activities and to foster cross-fertilisation between the different actors in this sector. UPDATE: programme now online