Slovak Space Office

🚀 We have officially wrapped up the 3rd batch of #Spaceport_SK! We're thrilled to share the success of last Thursday's final demo day at the Spaceport Incubator, where our teams proudly presented the culmination of six months of hard work and innovation! 👏 Thanks to the incredible dedication of each team, four outstanding projects made it to the finale and took the stage: 🌐 Datafrost - Dimitar Ferdinandov 🧲 EDIS - @Miroslav Smelko 👩🚀 Respire - Matúš Hančikovský 🛰️ Umbra - Max Martin Congratulations to these amazing teams, and a big thank you to our esteemed jury for their valuable feedback and support: • Lenka Šupolíková (Civitta) • Marek Macko (CB Investment Management) • Jakub Brogyányi (CFSD Space) • Pavol Pecho (University of Zilina & Straton Technologies, winner of last year's batch with Straton) Their insights are helping us bring talented people into the Slovak space ecosystem! 🌍 🗓️ We will announce results and hold the award ceremony at our next event, the Spaceport Hackathon 2024 - Gaming Edition (December 6-8 in Bratislava). #ThrowbackThursday #SpaceportIncubator #DemoDay #Innovation #SlovakSpaceEcosystem #Hackathon2024

🎮 WHY CHOOSE BETWEEN BEING A ROCKET SCIENTIST AND A GAMER WHEN YOU CAN BE BOTH? JOIN OUR SPACEPORT HACKATHON 2024 - GAMING EDITION IN BRATISLAVA 🎮 We are happy to welcome participants from different fields such as software/game development, game design, graphics or audiovisual design, data analytics, space engineering, project management, marketing, business development, etc. 🤝 Don't worry if you're flying solo or your team needs an extra boost - our on-site matchmaking will help you connect with like-minded innovators to form the perfect team. 🎯 We're bringing together top mentors from both gaming and space industries to guide you throughout the event on-site and online. We will also have workshops to help you get a better understanding of both topics. 📅 Mark your calendars! Registration is open until November 30 – secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/dw9qVTEX

Je spustená prvá vesmírna výzva SPACE - Špičkový výskum a vývoj od myšlienky k produktu (výskum vo všetkých definovaných oblastiach RIS3+ s prienikom na vesmír) 🚀 v rámci programu Slovensko! ✅Výzva bude otvorená do 31.03.2025 a celkový objem vyčlenených prostriedkov predstavuje 10 000 000,00 €. Minimálna žiadaná výška NFP je stanovená na 300 000,00 € a oprávnené miesta realizácie projektu sú všetky SK kraje. ✅Podmienka na Osvedčenie vykonávať výskum a vývoj vrátane príslušnej ISO certifikácie sa nevzťahuje na subjekty, ktoré majú rozpracované alebo ukončené projekty v rámci spolupráce SR s Európskou vesmírnou agentúrou (výzvy PECS, výzvy RPA, voliteľné programy) alebo v rámci slovenského zapojenia do výziev Európskej únie zameraných na vesmírnu oblasť (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Cassini). Túto skutočnosť musí subjekt preukázať kópiou kontraktu alebo iného zmluvného dokumentu potvrdzujúceho realizáciu daného projektu. ➡️ Link na výzvu: https://lnkd.in/evzADg4K ❔ V prípade otázok nás neváhajte kontaktovať.

🛰️ Hľadáme učiteľov stredných škôl! Pomôžte nám objaviť novú generáciu vesmírnych inžinierov na Slovensku. Registrácia na súťaž CANSAT 2025 bude otvorená do 14. novembra 2024. Táto prestížna súťaž European Space Agency - ESA vyzýva študentov k vývoju a naprogramovaniu satelitu vo veľkosti plechovky. Vo finále bude cansat vypustený z výšky 1km a úlohou študentov bude počas jeho pádu vykonať merania v rámci vesmírnej misie. 📋 Dôležité informácie: Link na registráciu: https://lnkd.in/dcyTisxt Tímy: 3-5 študentov vo veu 14-19 rokov + učiteľ alebo mentor Regionálne semifinále organizované: Needronix, Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky STU v Bratislave, Straton Technologies, University of Zilina, M2M Solutions, s.r.o., KAjO & simON-XR by KAjO, Touch4IT, Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia, GlobalLogic, Technical University of Košice Pomôžte nám zdieľaním rozšíriť info o tejto príležitosti pre študentov.  🔗 V prípade otázok kontaktujte našu kolegyňu Lenka Tkáčová na [email protected]. Ministerstvo školstva, výskumu, vývoja a mládeže Slovenskej republiky, Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency, Slovak Organisation for Space Activities #CanSat2025 #STEM #SpaceEducation #SlovakSpaceOffice #Cansatslovakia

Exciting news from the International Astronautical Congress 2024 in Milan! Proud to share that Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (our great colleagues Michaela Slimakova, Laura Škrinárová and Juraj Čorba) and the Slovak space office (Daniel Sagath and Lenka Tkáčová) led a successful business mission featuring 12 Slovak SMEs in the space industry: 3IPK, Astros Solutions , Ateliér ARCHA, GEODETICCA VISION, Global Singularity, Groundcom, Michal Križo, insar.sk, M2M Solutions, s.r.o., Needronix, Orbisys, and Touch4IT. 📈 Key highlights: 🌟Hundreds of individual B2B meetings were conducted with, above all, companies and partnering organisations from Spain (Catalonia Trade & Investment), Switzerland (SXS- Space Exchange Switzerland), Canada (Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne), Latvia (Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra - LIAA), Germany (BDLI Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e.V.), or Slovenia (Slovenian Space Office), including companies such as Blue Origin or Axiom Space 🌟Special networking event celebrating Slovakia's 5th anniversary in IAF, attended by approx. hundred exceptional guests, including International Astronautical Federation President Clay Mowry and representatives from the European Space Agency - ESA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy 🌟Participated at the Third Artemis Accords Principals’ Meeting, the first for Slovakia after signing the Artemis Accords in May 2024 🌟4 Slovak Space Office Ambassadors attending the event with our support - Matúš Babják, Matej Zigo, Rado Pitonak and Tomas Ducai. This mission demonstrated the incredible potential of Slovak space technology companies on the global stage. The connections made and partnerships formed will undoubtedly contribute to the growth and expansion of our space industry. Ministerstvo školstva, výskumu, vývoja a mládeže Slovenskej republiky also attended the event, bringing together representatives of Technical University of Košice, Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave and University of Zilina. Our big applause and thank you goes to The Karman Project for organizing the Karman future project event offering insightful discussions with global space industry leaders and creating invaluable networking opportunities. We want to thank everyone who devoted their time during the IAC to discuss important topics and provided our mission with other support, above all: Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Clay Mowry, ESA, Nathalie Tinjod, Garvey McIntosh, Diana Jack. 🌟 Thank you International Astronautical Federation for this wonderful opportunity and your continuous work. Here's to the continued success of Slovak innovation in space technology!

Why choose between being a rocket scientist and a gamer when you can be both? This year for our hackathon, we are connecting gaming and space! Save the date for Spaceport Hackathon Gaming Edition 2024: 🎮 December 6.-8., Bratislava🎮 Join us and learn more about game development & space applications, registration will be open soon (we promise no delayed releases like your favorite game studios 😁) Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency Slovak Game Developers Association

Update on Spaceport_SK Incubator 🚀 As we approach the final demo day of our incubator, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to our international advisors, who generously donated their time and expertise to support our teams. With their vast knowledge and experience in space technology, project feasibility, partnerships, and the business side of this exciting industry, they provided valuable insights and feedback. These contributions have given our teams the tools to continue building and growing their projects even after incubation. A big thank you to Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Ines Castelao, Freddy Geyer, Martin Rusnak, and Jaroslav Toth for their commitment to this sector and their efforts to help shape the next generation of space leaders. We wish all our teams the best of luck as they prepare for their final demo day! 🚀 #SpaceOffice #SpaceportSK #SpaceTech #Innovation #Mentorship #DemoDay #SpaceIndustry #Incubator

🎉 IAC IN 2027 WILL BE IN POZNAŃ! At the General Assembly of the International Astronautical Federation, it was unanimously agreed that the International Astronautical Congress 2027 will take place in Poznań. Congratulations to our Polish colleagues, we are excited to have this special event in central Europe! European Space Foundation Lukasz Wilczynski dr Aleksandra B. Grzegorz Wrochna POLSA Polska Agencja Kosmiczna | Polish Space Agency

MEET OUR #IAC2024 AMBASSADORS! 2/2 Last day of the congress is ahead and we have 2 more ambassadors to introduce! ✨ Rado Pitonak from ZAITRA did an interactive presentation on the On-board Data Processing System for Hyperspectral EO CubeSat mission. ✨ Tomas Ducai did a presentation together with his colleague Eleanor Poli on PARACHASM – PARAstronaut Consortium for Human Analogue Space Missions. Stay tuned for more posts from the past few days!

MEET OUR #IAC2024 AMBASSADORS! 1/2 What are they doing here? ✨ Matej Zigo already did an IP presentation of Astros Solutions new approach for rapid TLE improvement. He was also part of the 22nd IAA Symposium on Space Debris at IAC2024, which was kicked off already at Monday with number of Slovak contributions. Today he continues with talks on Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) domain. ✨ Matúš Babják presented his research and talked about the approach of international space law towards space tourists. He met a number of inspirational individuals in Milan.