Welcome to the
INNOspace Masters 2025
Energise Our Future –
Cross-Industry Innovations
Linking Earth and Space


INNOspace Masters 2025

What is it about?

INNOspace Masters is the international innovation competition organised by the German Space Agency at DLR in cooperation with ESA, Airbus, Mercedes-Benz and OHB. Launched in 2015, it is open to companies of all sizes, start-ups, research institutions and universities, as well as individuals from all over the world.

The competition promotes ideas for the transfer of technology and expertise from other industries to the space sector (spin-ins/New Space) or from space to non-space sectors (spin-offs).

The overall theme for the 2025 round of the competition is:
Energise Our Future – Cross-Industry Innovations Linking Earth and Space

Under this overall theme, the competition offers six different challenges for you to participate in.

What are the rewards and benefits?

Winners of the INNOspace Masters 2025 challenges will embark on a tailored journey to turn their idea into a real innovation project or business by

    • gaining direct access to capital and funding,
    • receiving support from research and market specialists,
    • obtaining the chance to co-innovate with world market leaders,
    • and getting access to premium research and industry networks

to shape the future of space in Germany and Europe!

See how far former winners of INNOspace Masters have already come on their journey, e.g. SilentRunning, DCUBED, OKAPI:Orbits

Challenges and partners

Coming soon – stay tuned for all the details on our six 2025 challenges

INNOspace Masters 2024

Enjoy our short teaser video of the 2024 winners’ journey so far, which kicked off our Final Event on 9 October in Berlin.

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