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Space R&D Activities in Spain Horizon 2020 Space Research Space R&D activities in Spain Horizon 2020 Space Research Cristina Garrido CDTI Directorate of International Programmes EU Programmes Horizon 2020 Workshop - Madrid 18-19 February 2013 1 Content • Space R&D national activities • Horizon 2020 Space Research 2 Space activities in CDTI Agreements with National Organizations National R&D programme Space R&D funding for industry Agreements with Space Agencies National EO mission Ingenio 3 Space in the National R&D Programme National R&D programme (2013-2016) aligned with the objectives of Horizon 2020 → good framework to prepare for collaboration at European level Secretary of State for Research Development and Innovation National R&D Programme Space areas Astrophysics Fundamental Physics Solar System Exploration Earth Observation Navigation Telecommunications Experiments in the ISS 4 Space in the National R&D Programme National R&D Programme: Providing funding for scientific instruments and data exploitation Supporting development of technology for space systems Spain has significantly contributed to the instruments of ESA and other agencies scientific and exploration missions ESA missions Missions with other Scientific Institutes agencies - areas of expertise Integral SoHo Sunrise Optics, structures and thermomechanical elements Mars Express MSL Optical semiconducting Herschel-Planck Corot polarizers Rosetta WSO Criogenic mechanisms GAIA MetNet FIR/radio detectors LISA Pathfinder EUSO Bepi Colombo IR and X-ray superconducting … detectors Solar Orbiter … … 5 National Earth Observation Programme Two Earth Observation satellites built by Spanish industry Operation and exploitation done nationally Two satellites in the optical and SAR domain INGENIO and PAZ First institutional EO satellite programme with optical and SAR capabilities INGENIO Funding through CDTI and Ministry of Defence Dual use Budget > 350 M€ Copernicus contributing mission PAZ Small Satellites Programme Small satellites for technology and science demonstrations and applications SPANISH SMALL SATELLITES (20-300 kg) INTASAT NANOSAT-01 INTA Small Satellites Programme Developed by INTA, with collaborations from Industry R&D payloads in collaboration with Universities Assembled, qualified and tested at INTA OPTOS Content • Space R&D national activities • Horizon 2020 Space Research 8 Horizon 2020 Space General remarks Strategic Research Clusters and Annual Calls • Strategic Research Clusters V see with interest this new approach V as a new approach, recommend to start little by little and learn from experience • Annual Calls V H2020 should have appropriate budget for them V of high value for covering topics from more basic research up to more innovation type of activities Strategic Research Clusters build up and management • Strategic Research Clusters require a dedicated process V in an open and transparent way V unbiased, not defined by a closed group of actors Conclusions Space in the National R&D Programme V providing funding for scientific instruments and data exploitation V supporting development of technology for space systems all areas are relevant to H2020 Space research H2020 Space new approach of Strategic Research Clusters V an answer to comments that Framework Programme has some discontinuity in themes or from technology to products H2020 Space annual Calls V very valid approach to address a variety of technology-driven and application-driven domains of different maturity levels 10 Thank you for your attention 11.
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