Lectures, workshops and mentoring are now available!
The EU Space Academy Learning Platform offers enthusiastic entrepreneurs a free and customisable online development programme tailored to their unique goals.
Motivated to shake up your industry by employing the latest knowledge in space data? You’ve come to the right place.
Our academy brings you:
curriculum
Space Economy
Explore the following modules:
- The Space Economy
- Access to Space for Founders
- EU Space Market Insights
- New Space & Start-up Insights
Applications
Explore the following modules:
- Secure Satellite Communication
- Space Situational Awareness
- Earth Observation
- GNSS
- Enabling Technologies
Hardware
This course is coming soon!
with EO Data
Explore the following modules:
- Copernicus Programme
- Copernicus for Developers
- Deep Dive on Remote Sensing Data Use Cases
with GNSS Data
Explore the following modules:
- Galileo Programme & EGNOS
- Galileo for Developers
- Deep Dive on GNSS Use Cases
Space Business
Explore the following modules:
- Business Strategy
- Business Model
- Building a Team
- Minimum Viable Product
- Concept and Design
- Marketing
- Sales
Capital
Explore the following modules:
- Opportunities under CASSINI
- Public & Private Funding
- Investor Pitching (Coming Soon)
Europe
Explore the following modules:
- EU Space Policy
- European Government Procurement (Coming Soon)
- Regulatory Guidelines
Global Markets
This course is coming soon!
Space for Security
Explore the following modules:
- Foundational Context
- Governance and Institutional Cooperation in Space Security
- Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience in Space Security
Space for Security
Explore the following modules:
- Strategic and Industrial Dimensions of Space Security
- Operational Applications of EU Space for Security
- Frontier Technologies in Space Security
Our partners offer further learning opportunities across key areas of the space sector, from entrepreneurship and technology to policy and regulation. Explore their resources to continue your learning journey.
ESA Academy helps university students build space expertise through hands-on projects, technical training, and learning opportunities across space science, engineering, mission design, and business.
Waldemar Franczak is a co-creator and CEO of Spectator.Earth, a platform to speed up the process of bringing satellite image-based intelligence to everyone’s everyday life. After a master's degree in Computer Vision and Robotics, Waldemar moved to the Satellite Earth Observation industry. He is a former stagiaire at ESA Advanced Concepts Team and Head of Technology at the award-winning Earth Observation company Astrosat.
Elena Megias has more than 15 years of experience in the design and implementation of web and desktop applications and services. Elena works at the European GNSS Service Centre and supports EUSPA in future Galileo Services development. She has a geodesy and cartography degree.
Thomas Tanghe is one of the Partners at Novaspace, with over 10 years of experience in consulting, leading the innovation advisory practice. He is author of several reports about access to finance, innovation financing and alternative financing of the space industry.
Steve Spittle is CTO and Co-Founder of GlobalTrust, an innovative space and sustainability start-up focused on using the power of satellites to develop and deliver sustainability strategies. Steve leads and implements the companies' technology strategy, products, and services. He has been a technical and business mentor for satellite start-up companies across Europe.
Ginny Radmall is a start-up coach providing personalised group coaching, 1-1’s and online training. She has worked with some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Microsoft, Google and Salesforce. Her start-up experience extends to Accelerator Programmes such as Techstars, Google for Startups, and others.
Ginny Radmall is a start-up coach providing personalised group coaching, 1-1’s and online training. She has worked with some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Microsoft, Google and Salesforce. Her start-up experience extends to Accelerator Programmes such as Techstars, Google for Startups, and others.
Julia Yagüe is a geographer and holds a PhD in Remote Sensing. Julia is a Project Manager at GMV’s Remote Sensing Applications Unit since 2007 and develops EO services for EU institutional clients governing environment, agriculture and forestry including carbon stock measurements. Dr Yagüe managed the EC study on User Requirements & Service Specifications to be fulfilled by the next generation of the Copernicus space component.
Guerric de Crombrugghe is an enthusiastic and self-driven expert in aerospace, including aeroplanes, drones, rockets, satellites, and their applications, with an emphasis on company growth and innovation. He launched ScanWorld, a hyperspectral images and analytics company, in 2020. He now works as Chief Product Officer at ConstellR with the goal of creating a European champion in satellite photography for agriculture.
Simona Ciuciuc is a tech enthusiast who spent 8 years in the tech industry with Orange. Simona worked in several areas as a functional architect for mobile money services at Orange and as a cloud architect for their public cloud solution. She is a senior Data&AI architect, and her main activities are to contribute to and support the Orange B2B Data AI transformation.
Vincent-Henri Peuch is the Director of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service at ECMWF. Vincent-Henri has a background as a scientist working on topics related to atmospheric composition and especially air quality. He is a member of several international scientific committees including the world meteorological organisation.
CEO & Founder @ ORBITALYX
Mentor and advisor in the space industry, supporting business development, commercialisation, and market positioning. She led Croatia’s first satellite mission, CroCube, from concept to orbit and has contributed to multiple satellite missions. She is also a mentor within the ESA BIC ecosystem and was named among the Top 50 Women in Satellite in 2026.
Founder @ PIXAM
GNSS engineer and geo-robotics specialist focused on high-precision positioning for robotics, IoT, and spatial analysis. As founder of PIXAM LTD, he develops hardware and software systems for mapping, measurement, and autonomous applications. He also supports startups in turning technical concepts into real-world systems and fostering innovation.
Founder & CEO @ Astro42
Serial entrepreneur with a successful exit, now leading a tech consulting firm focused on AI and space software. He has mentored 150+ startups through major space accelerators including ESA BIC, CASSINI, EUDIS, UK Space Agency Accelerator, and Techstars. With an engineering background, he supports startup scaling and commercialisation through technical and business expertise.
CEO @ Rokubun
Space R&D Engineer and Project Manager, he spent most of his career as R&D space engineer in the fields of Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation, together with complementary mentoring and evaluator activities.
Founder & CEO @ DANS CEE
He has been active in the defence&aerospace sector for more than 20 years. From 2001 over almost a decade he was working for CEC Group, the leading independent public affairs agency and network in Central Europe, and successfully supporting the local activity of many global and local defence OEMs.
Assistant Professor @ Hellenic Naval Academy
Assistant Professor at the Hellenic Naval Academy and Commander (Ret.) of the Hellenic Navy. He holds an MSc in Physics and a PhD in Electrical Engineering. His expertise focuses on defence and dual-use sensor technologies, including electro-optical and radar systems. He teaches telecommunications and sensor technologies and has contributed to EDF and Horizon Europe projects as an evaluator and EUDIS coach.
Germany representative @ CNES
Space advisor to the French Embassy in Berlin, after having been Director of Innovation, Applications and Science at CNES until the end of 2021. Ex advisor to the cabinet of the Minister of Economy and Advisor in charge of innovation and research to the Secretary of State for higher education.
Accelerator manager @ESRIC
Investment, strategy and business development executive with an entrepreneurial mindset, project management skills, an international profile and experience mostly gained from global industrial leaders (B2G/B2B) as well as deep tech startup and venture capital ecosystems. Previously Newspace Capital investment team, first global Private Equity firm with focus on space and space-related industries
Associate @ Corallia Ventures
Senior advisor focused on entrepreneurship and the space ecosystem within Corallia, a think tank and accelerator. He works with ESA BIC Greece and Corallia Ventures supporting early-stage deep-tech startups through incubation, acceleration, and funding activities. He has also provided mentoring and due diligence support at egg-enter.go.grow in Greece, helping over 300 startups move from idea to scalable ventures.
Executive Advisor & Associate Professor in Space Economy, Policy & Law
Former COO at Euroconsult, where he led global consulting missions on space and satellite strategy, including market, policy, and programme financing. He holds degrees in international law from McGill University and La Sorbonne and has over 50 publications. Since 2025, he has been Associate Professor of Space Economy, Law & Policy at Université Paris-Saclay.
Any individual of legal age established in the Member States of European Economic Area, EU candidate countries and Horizon Europe associated countries.
Register anytime during the academy by clicking at the courses on our website.
No, not at all. We encourage anyone with a passion for entrepreneurship and EU space data and signals to participate in the academy. You can learn about the opportunities of the downstream sector and business practices to create a successful start-up.
Yes, there is no requirement as such for participation in the EU Space Academy Learning Platform. Although the course is aimed at entrepreneurs within the space sector, the lessons are designed so any interested person regardless of their background can find modules of interest.
No, you can register to the online programme anytime! Once you registered, you will gain access to all the available courses that you can watch at your own convenience.
Each member of your team can individually join and benefit from the academy.
No, you can watch the lessons in your preferred order.
Yes, you will get a certificate after completing the academy. Additionally, after the completion of each course, you can download a completion badge and share it with your network.
Yes, feel free to join all the courses you like.
You can book up to 4 mentoring sessions in any 365-day period, either with the same mentor or different ones. Note that places are limited and mentor availability cannot be guaranteed