Starlab Space sets up shop in the Innovation Park Dübendorf ZH
Published: Monday, Dec 9th 2024, 12:50
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The space station development company Starlab Space wants to set up in the innovation park next to the airfield in Dübendorf ZH. A letter of intent to this effect was signed on Monday.
Access to an airfield, large areas for the necessary infrastructure and strong research partners such as the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich convinced Starlab Space that the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich (IPZ) was the right partner, according to a press release. Starlab Space is a corporate cooperation between Airbus, Voyager Space, Mitsubishi Corporation and MDA Space.
With the planned end of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, Starlab is to continue the research and science of the ISS as a private space station and open up low-Earth orbit for private companies, the statement continues.
With the signed letter of intent between Starlab Space, the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich Foundation and the newly founded Center for Space and Aviation Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Starlab Space plans to commence business activities in the Zurich Innovation Park.
European location of the Starlab network
According to the press release, Starlab could establish various facilities in the IPZ, such as a Center of Excellence for payload development and operation as well as other Starlab ground segments focusing on biotechnology, biomedicine and pharmaceuticals. This would make the greater Zurich region a European location for the global Starlab network with industry and research partners, according to the press release.
The Innovation Park Dübendorf is a center where universities, research institutions and national and international companies work together to drive innovation - with a focus on the fields of aerospace, robotics and mobility as well as production technologies.
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