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27/11/2025
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The European Space Agency and the Republic of Poland are considering the creation of a new ESA centre focusing on security to be located in Poland.
The announcement was made as part of the outcomes of ESA’s Ministerial Council (CM25), taking place in Bremen, Germany. The focus of the potential centre in Poland would be complementary to existing security and resilience activities, particularly at the European Space Security and Education Centre (ESEC) in Belgium. It would also support efficient and coherent development of European space security and resilience capabilities.
“This is a positive step in Poland’s involvement in ESA and will support Poland’s growth as an emerging space power, particularly in the areas of crisis response, resilience and defence,” said ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. “I look forward to seeing the next steps in line with Poland’s dynamic growth in space.”
During CM25, Poland committed to participation in the European Resilience from Space initiative, which will co-ordinate independent dual-use space applications using pooling and sharing of national, commercial and European assets to deliver reliable, secure, and timely information for users. Poland and ESA will now work together to review the technical requirements, thematic aspects and funding of the potential centre. ESA Council will be advised of the outcome during 2026.
Poland joined ESA in 2012 and in the past 13 years, has shown significant growth in space capacity and capabilities. Poland has increased its financial contribution to ESA ten-fold over the past three years. Today, more than 70 companies across 10 regions are advancing Poland’s position in the global space industry, while ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski completed his successful Ignis short-duration mission to the International Space Station in 2025. Poland is already host to ESA Business Incubation Centres and other ESA activities in cities such as Warsaw, Rzeszow, Gdansk, Poznań, and Wroclaw.
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