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Irish start-up Suas Aerospace among group to receive €4.9m funding

Consortium was awarded European Commission funding for project to develop interoperability between space launch test infrastructures and launch systems

Enda Kenny, Suas Aerospace chairman with David Stanton, Fine Gael spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and Rory Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the National Space Centre. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

Irish start-up Suas Aerospace is part of a consortium that was recently awarded €4.9 million under Horizon Europe.

The consortium has received the funding for a project to develop interoperability between space launch test infrastructures and launch systems.

Funded by the European Commission, EU-BEST (European Bench for Engine and Stage Testing) will simplify access to space by designing, developing, and testing re-useable, modular launch equipment and test services, according to a statement from the National ...