NOVASPACE SAS

Their core work

Novaspace (formerly Euroconsult) is a leading space industry consulting and market intelligence firm based near Paris. They provide market analysis, business strategy, and commercial viability assessments for space technologies and services. In H2020 projects, they contribute market research, business model development, and commercialization roadmaps — translating technical advances into viable market propositions. Their work spans satellite services, Earth observation data platforms, and emerging orbital technologies.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their earlier projects (2016-2017) focused on Earth observation data platforms and disruptive VLEO spacecraft technologies, combining environmental monitoring with deep-space engineering analysis. By 2021, their focus shifted toward shorter, more targeted business model studies like BMOM, suggesting a move from broad technology assessment toward focused commercialization consulting for specific orbital services. The absence of recent-period keywords indicates their later work was more business-strategic than technology-specific.

Novaspace is moving from broad space technology assessment toward targeted commercial feasibility studies for emerging orbital services, making them a strong partner for projects needing market validation.

How they like to work

Novaspace exclusively participates as a partner rather than leading consortia, which is typical for consulting firms that contribute specialized market intelligence without owning the technical development. With 44 unique partners across just 4 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia and do not appear to repeat partnerships — indicating broad network access rather than deep bilateral ties. This makes them easy to bring into new consortia as a known, reliable contributor for commercialization work packages.

Broad European network with 44 unique partners across 16 countries from only 4 projects, reflecting their role in large multi-national consortia. Their Paris base and global consulting brand give them reach well beyond France.

What sets them apart

Novaspace is one of the few dedicated space market intelligence firms participating in H2020, giving them a rare combination of deep industry data and EU project experience. Unlike universities or research institutes, they bring real commercial market knowledge — pricing, demand forecasting, competitive landscape — which is exactly what reviewers want to see in exploitation and business planning work packages. For any consortium developing space technology that needs credible market validation, Novaspace is a recognized name that adds weight to a proposal.

Highlights from their portfolio

• DISCOVERER
  Largest funded project (EUR 215K) exploring disruptive very low Earth orbit platforms — a technically ambitious effort combining aerodynamics, propulsion, and new spacecraft concepts.
• BMOM
  Most recent project (2021-2022) and a pure business model study for orbital maneuvering, signaling Novaspace's pivot toward focused commercialization consulting.
• NextGEOSS
  Largest consortium involvement, connecting Earth observation infrastructure with business innovation — the bridge between environmental data and commercial services.