Community, Education & Networks companies in Netherlands
Space Atlas lists 15 organisations in Netherlands working in community, education & networks: 9 non-profits, 2 incubator/accelerators, 2 academic institutions, 1 industry association, 1 startup. That is 33% of the 45 space organisations in Netherlands and 6% of the 260 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Noordwijk (6), Delft (3), Eindhoven (2).
Non-profit (9)
- Aster · Non-profit · Eindhoven
Eindhoven University of Technology student team — builds a CubeSat, the first satellite from North Brabant, incl. a mini IVF lab payload.
- C.A. Muller Radio Astronomy Station (CAMRAS) · Non-profit · Dwingeloo
Dutch volunteer foundation — restored and operates the historic Dwingeloo radio telescope for radio astronomy, amateur space tracking and education.
- Da Vinci Satellite · Non-profit · Delft
Dutch TU Delft student team — builds an educational CubeSat whose data inspires primary and secondary school pupils about space.
- Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) · Non-profit · Delft
Dutch student rocketry society at TU Delft — designs, builds and launches sounding rockets and develops solid, liquid and hybrid engines.
- Groundstation.Space · Non-profit · Noordwijk
Dutch non-profit open-innovation platform for space data technology — runs hackathons, education and remote sensing projects in Noordwijk.
- Lunar Zebro · Non-profit · Delft
Dutch TU Delft student team — develops a 2.5 kg six-legged autonomous lunar rover and aims to deploy swarms of mini moon rovers.
- Netherlands Space Society (NVR) · Non-profit · Noordwijk
Dutch space society (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart) — connects professionals and students through events and its Ruimtevaart magazine.
- Space Expo · Non-profit · Noordwijk
Dutch space museum and official ESTEC visitor centre in Noordwijk — exhibits flown hardware and runs public space education.
- Team VOID · Non-profit · Eindhoven
Eindhoven University of Technology student rocketry team — develops reusable rocket technology for future satellite launch applications.
Academic Institution (2)
- Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente · Academic Institution · Enschede
Dutch university faculty — teaches and researches geo-information science and satellite Earth observation for international development applications.
- International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL), Leiden University · Academic Institution · Leiden
Leiden Law School institute — teaches and researches air and space law and policy, runs an Advanced LL.M. and hosts the Dutch ECSL contact point.
Incubator/Accelerator (2)
- ESA BIC Noordwijk · Incubator/Accelerator · Noordwijk
Dutch ESA business incubation centre — two-year programme with funding and technical support for space startups, managed by SBIC Noordwijk.
- NL Space Campus · Incubator/Accelerator · Noordwijk
Dutch space campus in Noordwijk next to ESA ESTEC — meeting place, office and facility hub for the national and international space sector.
Industry Association (1)
- SpaceNed · Industry Association · Noordwijk
Dutch space industry association — represents and connects Dutch space companies, research groups and government to strengthen the national space sector.
Startup (1)
- Turtle Island Space · Startup · Leiden
Dutch space education startup — lets students operate its ground station and decode weather satellite imagery; ESA BIC Noordwijk incubatee.