EUSpacePrepreg – Development of EU Sourced Composite Prepregs for Space Applications

EUSpacePrepreg focuses on the development and qualification of EU‑sourced composite prepregs that combine pristine and waste‑recovered carbon fibres with conventional and bio‑based resin systems, reducing reliance on petroleum‑derived feedstocks while preserving space‑grade performance. A solution that strengthens European technological sovereignty in space materials, and accelerate the secure availability of sustainable composite prepregs for current and next‑generation European space systems.

Benefits:

• A new generation of EU-sourced, space-qualified composite prepregs designed for direct industrial use in space structures.
• The formulation, processing and qualification of composite prepregs that combine pristine and waste-recovered carbon fibres with conventional and bio-based resin systems
• Ensuring rapid integration into current value chains.
• Integration of circular and bio-based material streams without compromising space-grade performance.
• Reduction of exposure to raw-material scarcity, price volatility and fossil-based dependencies – while maintaining the reliability, repeatability and traceability required by space programs.
• A material innovation and a deployable industrial solution that strengthens EU supply-chain resilience, supports sustainable space manufacturing and enables sovereign, end-to-end EU space systems.