From Concept to Capability
FLPP helps organisations across Europe develop the technologies needed for modular, reusable and commercially viable space transportation.
The programme offers funding, technical guidance and strategic coordination. This helps organisations by supporting growth at both technical and organisational levels.
Who we work with
FLPP supports a wide range of actors in the European space transportation supply chain, including:
- Start-ups and SMEs
- Universities and research centres
- Subsystem and component suppliers
- System integrators and commercial operators
Whether you’re new to ESA or already active in the sector, FLPP offers support to help you develop the technologies that will shape future missions.
Targeted, hands-on support
Equity-free contracts
Funding to help mature early stage technologies
ESA expert guidance
ESA experts advise through your project’s lifecycle
Advancing to TRL 4
Tailored help to bridge the gap from concept to demonstration
Open competitions
Opportunities that balance collaboration & competition
Matchmaking opportunities
Links to potential customers & investors
Connections across the ecosystem
Opportunities to align with developers & system integrators
Projects are chosen for their technical merit and commercial relevance. The aim is to support the European space community in developing capabilities needed for future launch and in-space systems.
Support Roadmap
FLPP uses system-level studies to guide where support goes. These studies map what Europe’s transportation infrastructure will need in the years ahead – from launch systems to orbital logistics to re-entry.
This helps ensure that investments are focused, relevant and coordinated across Member States.
By supporting access to space, in-space mobility and return, technologies, the programme connects developers working on all different parts of the transportation chain.
This improves compatibility and reduces future integration risks.
Supporting ESA’s strategic objectives
Reusable systems, in-space refilling and modular components are already shaping Europe’s space future.
FLPP supports this shift by aligning user needs and market potential, helping Europe advance:
- resilient access to space
- industrial competitiveness
- strategic autonomy
- sustainable operations in space and on Earth
ESA 2040 Strategy in Action: FLPP’s Role
Widespread Coordination
FLPP is coordinating across:
- ESA directorates: Human and Robotic Exploration (HRE), Technology, Engineering and Quality (TEC), Operations (OPS), and Commercialisation (CIC)
- the European SpaceTech community (Member State Delegations, research institutions, investors and industry)
- all space transportation stages, including access to space, in-space transportation and return from space
