Luxembourg: space resources
National laws, government authorizations and organizations based in Luxembourg in this dataset.
Guides: Space resources laws by country; Authorizations explained.
National laws and instruments in effect
1Luxembourg Law of 20 July 2017 on the exploration and use of space resources
Luxembourg statute providing that space resources are capable of being owned and requiring a written mission authorisation from the ministers in charge of the economy and space activities for any…
Authorizations
Independent research, not an official registry.
| Country | Holder and mission | Instrument | Granted | Linked mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg space resources mission authorisation to ispace EUROPE S.A. for the TENACIOUS micro-rover (2024)Holder: ispace EUROPE S.A. | Space resources authorization | 2024-11-22Granted | TENACIOUS micro-rover (ispace-EUROPE)Flew. Outcome: failure |
Organizations based here
5| Organization | Country | Targets | Roles | Highest evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Space Resources Innovation CentreSpace-resources research and business-incubation centre in Luxembourg, established in August 2020 by the Luxembourg Space Agency and the… | Luxembourg | Moon | Processing / ISRU | No level assigned | Active |
| ispace EUROPE S.A.Luxembourg subsidiary of ispace, inc. that built the Tenacious micro-rover, lost with the Mission 2 lander in June 2025 before deployment… | Luxembourg | Moon | Rover / mobility, Prospecting | Targeted | Active (subsidiary) |
| Luxembourg Space AgencyLuxembourg's national space agency, established by the Ministry of the Economy in 2018. It leads the SpaceResources.lu initiative (launched… | Luxembourg | None stated | None stated | No level assigned | Active |
| Maana ElectricLuxembourg company developing electrochemical processing of lunar regolith. ESA selected it for its space-resources accelerator, and… | Luxembourg | Moon | Processing / ISRU | Claimed | Unknown |
| SpaceResources.lu initiativeLuxembourg government initiative launched in February 2016 and now led by the Luxembourg Space Agency, aimed at creating a legal… | Luxembourg | Moon, Near-Earth asteroid | None stated | No level assigned | Active |