SME4Space informs:
Dear Company,
We remind you to register to participate in the dedicated SME4SPACE infosession on 2026C1 Harmonisation to receive support. The online session will be on January 15th, 2026 at 10:00 CET. Please, register by clicking on the following button:
REGISTER TO SME4SPACE SECOND INFO SESSION ON 2026C1 HARMONISATION CONSULTATION
Please register also to the Harmonisation Meeting to be held on the 17-19 February 2026, in hybrid format (online via WebEx and in person at ESA/ESRIN, Italy).
The Harmonisation Meetings are open and free to join for all European Space Entities. Please, register by clicking on the following button:
REGISTER TO THE 1ST CYCLE 2026 HARMONISATION MEETING
The registration system will close on Sunday 8th February. Links to WebEx, for those participating remotely, will be provided the day before the meeting
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Following your expression of interest, please find hereafter the following draft Technical Harmonisation Dossiers (THDs) to be commented, integrated and updated:
- ABBFM – Actuators Building Blocks for Mechanisms
- PYRO – Pyrotechnic Devices (within release mechanisms)
- ADMA – Additive Manufacturing
- MNTE – Micro and Nano Technologies – MEMS Pressure Sensors, MOEMS and RF-MEMS
- PCBEA – Printed Circuit Boards and Electronic Assembly Technologies
You are invited to comment the different sections of the THDs, in particular:
- 5. State-of-the art in Europe (incl. Key Issues and Competitiveness and Benchmarking)
- 6. Technology trends and transfer opportunities
- 7. Mission needs and market perspectives (incl. European Strategic Interest)
- 9. Roadmap (checking whether any Strategic Objective and/or R&D line are missing)
To provide your feedback please follow the below instructions:
- download the draft THDs from dropbox
- comment the draft THDs using the Adobe Acrobat Reader comments function;
- save your comments in the PDF file(s);
- upload your commented THDs on ESA Harmonisation sharepoint folder, or, if you do not have access to it, you can send them to us, by replying to this message. We will upload your commented files on your behalf.
We encourage you to share your commented THDs with us and also with your National Delegation.
Please upload or send your commented THDs to us by replying to this message within February 5th, 2026. After this day we will not be able to upload your commented THDs on your behalf.
Subsequently, ESA experts will review all comments in preparation of the Harmonisation Meetings.
SME4SPACE is looking forward to receiving your feedback and remains in any case at your disposal for further information and clarifications
Kind regards,
Rosario Pavone, Ph.D.
SME4SPACE Secretary
Technologielaan 9, B-3001 Leuven (Belgium)
Mobile: (+39) 331 2258497
rosario.pavone@sme4space.org