PS25204 - UKSAC25_0057 - ESA Strategic Study (Phases 3 and 4)

Overall Aim:

Expand the scope of the ESA Strategic Study to encompass additional ESA Member States and key developments in the European space sector, to both support preparations for the upcoming ESA Council of Ministers 2025 (CM25) meeting and supplement the institutional knowledge of the UK Space Agency more broadly.

Objectives:

• Analyse key developments in the European space sector, specifically narratives underpinning space policy formulation in the European Union (at institutional level), and the interaction between civil, military and dual use approaches to space activities employed by the ESA Member States covered under Phase 1 and 2 (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Norway), as well as Spain, Belgium, Poland, and the European Union (EU).
• Deliver accessible insights in time for ESA’s Council of Ministers 2025 (CM25) meeting on 26-27 November 2025 (Phase 3).
• Deliver detailed analyses of the narratives underpinning space policy formulation in Spain, Belgium, Poland, and the European Union for use by UK Space Agency teams in the short-, medium-, and long- term.