General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)
In the frame of the General Support Technology Programme (GSTP), the European space industry develops leading edge space technologies that enable missions to discover the Universe, understand our environment, navigate, educate and save lives.
The Programme’s mission is to convert promising engineering concepts into a broad spectrum of mature products right up to the brink of spaceflight or beyond, while keeping with its 5 core objectives:
- enabling missions of ESA and national programmes by developing technology,
- fostering innovation by creating new products,
- strengthening the competitiveness of European industry,
- improving European technological non-dependence and the availability of European sources for critical technologies,
- facilitating spin-in from outside the space sector.
For more information, please check the link: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/About_the_General_Support_Technology_Programme_GSTP