This year has been incredibly exciting for YEESS, marked by collaboration and hard work. We’ve achieved numerous milestones and are thrilled to share the remarkable accomplishments of our members.
As part of this annual recap, you’ll find a heartfelt thank you note from our President and Vice President, a summary of the events that YEESS has attended or helped organize, as well as highlights of our members’ notable achievements.
A thank you note from our President and Vice president
“This year YEESS had the opportunity to meet with representatives from the EU Commission and ESA, with whom we maintain continuous dialogue in support of a fair, inclusive, and sustainable European space industry. We appreciate their openness and trust and look forward to further discussions in the future. Additionally, we are excited to witness the upcoming developments under Mr. Andrius Kubilius, who has already begun his term as EU Commissioner for Defence and Space. The work we have achieved would not be possible without the contribution of YEESS members. Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment. YEESS is eager to contribute to the success of the sector, helping shape a prosperous and dynamic future for the European space community. Let’s keep advancing Europe’s Space ambitions in 2025.”
YEESS President, Juan Tomas Hernani and Vice president, Nicolas Capet
YEESS Event Recap
Member News
Our members have achieved remarkable growth and reached several key milestones in 2024. Below is a summary of some of these notable accomplishments.
Aerospacelab opened a U.S. satellite manufacturing facility and signed a deal with Vyoma for a space surveillance satellite. Anywaves delivered its 1000th product and was recognized as a France 2030 Laureate. Cailabs’ OGS joined the Obs2OGS Project and successfully tested KERAUNOS. Constellr became an ESA Rising Star of 2024 and formed a partnership with the German Space Agency. Latitude secured a multi-year launch contract for life science missions with ATMOS Space Cargo.
Exolaunch won an €18M contract for launch services and partnered with UNOOSA for CubeSat missions. Exotrail deployed a CubeSat for Airbus and tested Veoware technology. Isar Aerospace signed a €15M deal with ESA and raised over €220M in Series C funding. Pangea Aerospace was assigned by ESA to prepare for the Very High Thrust Engine and achieved steady-state operation with its U-Nyx thruster.
ReOrbit secured a GEO satellite deal with Uzma Berhad and passed the PDR for its UKKO mission with ESA. Satlantis launched its sixth Earth Observation mission, HORACIO, and expanded its presence in France. Unseenlabs launched BRO-14 and BRO-15 and tested the KERAUNOS satellite. U-Space opened a new small satellite factory and signed the NESS+ contract with CNES.
Looking Forward to 2025
We’re excited for the upcoming projects, starting by the launch of the YEESS Member Observatory at the 17th European Space Conference.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with us! YEESS will have its own booth at the Conference.
