Commercial Applications enabled by Space Environments (CASE)
Commercial Applications enabled by Space Environments (CASE) supports companies with feasibility studies and demonstrations of space-enabled products and services to establish their commercial viability.
Funder: European Space Agency
Due Dates: December 17, 2027, 13:00 CET (Clarification requests) | December 17, 2027, 13:00 CET (Closing-date extension requests) | December 31, 2027, 13:00 CET (Call closes)
Funding Amounts: Feasibility studies: maximum €500,000 activity cost; demonstration costs assessed case by case; ESA co-funding up to 50%–100%, depending on participant and activity
Summary: CASE supports commercially viable products and services that benefit from microgravity and other space environments.
Key Information: Funding requires financial authorisation from the National Delegations of the relevant consortium countries.
Description
Commercial Applications enabled by Space Environments (CASE) is an ESA open call supporting companies developing commercial services, products and applications enabled by space environments. It supports business concepts using infrastructure related to human and robotic exploration, including commercial facilities aboard the International Space Station and, once available, future low Earth orbit and lunar infrastructure. Opportunities span sectors such as energy, food and pharmaceuticals, exploiting microgravity, radiation, extreme temperatures and other space conditions.
Feasibility studies assess customer demand, technical feasibility and commercial viability, develop end-to-end service concepts, and test critical assumptions through ground-based proofs of concept. Demonstration projects develop operational pilot solutions, conduct in-space demonstrations and validate services with customers in their operational environments. ESA seeks customer-driven opportunities with clear added value from the space environment and teams combining business expertise, domain knowledge and access to a space service provider.
