Space Applications Services NV/SA
Belgian space and defense systems integrator founded 1987, developing robotics, mission control software, and life-support systems for ESA, NASA, and crew.
Space Applications Services NV/SA is an independent Belgian engineering company founded in 1987 by Leif Steinicke and Richard Aked, headquartered at Leuvensesteenweg 325, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Brussels area. The company researches, designs, integrates, and operates systems for crewed and uncrewed space missions, Earth observation, planetary exploration, and defense. Key products include HOTDOCK, a mating and demating device for on-orbit servicing; MOGOS, a mobile gravity offloading system for astronaut training; YAMCS (Yet Another Mission Control System), an open-source mission control framework deployed by ESA and other agencies; the LUVMI-M lunar rover; and the Sensoric Arm Master (SAM) haptic robotic arm controller.
The company is a strategic partner in the Starlab commercial space station consortium and runs the ICE Cubes Service on the ISS. It employs approximately 130 people across offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Houston, Texas (via subsidiary Aerospace Applications North America Inc.).
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
YAMCS
Open-source mission control system framework deployed by ESA and multiple space agencies for spacecraft monitoring and commanding.
LUVMI-M Lunar Rover
Lunar surface rover developed by Space Applications Services for in-situ resource utilization prospecting and scientific payload deployment on the Moon.
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Contact Space Applications Services NV/SA
WEBSITE
https://spaceapplications.comPHONE
+32 2 721 54 84HEADQUARTERS
Belgium
Company Facts
Founded
1987
Primary Role
System Integrator
Company Size
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Primary Region
Europe
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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