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European Space Resources Innovation Centre

Space-resources research and business-incubation centre in Luxembourg, established in August 2020 by the Luxembourg Space Agency and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), which operates and hosts it; ESA joined as strategic partner in November 2020. The Luxembourg government reported in November 2025 that ESRIC had supported 32 companies through its incubator and accelerator programmes; it also plays a role in the annual Space Resources Week conference.

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Facts

Headquarters
Luxembourg
Type
Research institution
Founded
2020
Status
Activeas of 2026-09-25. Luxembourg government press release of 2025-11-19 reports ongoing activity.
Roles
Processing / ISRU
Targets
Moon
Also known as
ESRIC
Website
www.esric.lu/

Dated events

Amounts are shown one at a time as each source states them. They are never added together.

  1. 2020-11-18

    ESRIC implementation agreement signed with ESA

    AgreementEuropean Space Resources Innovation CentreWith European Space Agency, Luxembourg Space Agency

    Luxembourg's Ministry of the Economy (supervising the LSA), LIST and ESA signed an implementation agreement on cooperation activities at ESRIC, making ESA a strategic partner.

    Sources (1)
    1. [1]Luxembourg teams up with ESA to create a unique "European Space Resources Innovation Centre" to be established in the Grand Duchy
      The Luxembourg GovernmentGovernment recordPublished 2020-11-18Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: date, summary
      On 18 November 2020, an implementation agreement concerning cooperation activities at ESRIC was signed between the Ministry of the Economy
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  2. 2020-08

    ESRIC established

    FoundingEuropean Space Resources Innovation CentreWith Luxembourg Space Agency

    The Luxembourg Space Agency and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology established the European Space Resources Innovation Centre in August 2020.

    Sources (1)
    1. [1]European Space Resources Innovation Centre
      Luxembourg Space AgencyGovernment recordAccessed 2026-09-25Supports: founded year, summary, date
      was established in August 2020 by the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) as a national innovation centre in the field of space resources
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  3. 2019-11

    ESA-Luxembourg Memorandum of Cooperation on space resources

    AgreementEuropean Space AgencyWith Luxembourg Space Agency, European Space Resources Innovation Centre

    ESA and the Government of Luxembourg signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of space resources, which preceded ESRIC's creation.

    Sources (1)
    1. [1]European Space Resources Innovation Centre
      Luxembourg Space AgencyGovernment recordAccessed 2026-09-25Supports: date, summary
      The creation of ESRIC follows a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of space resources that was signed between ESA and the Government of Luxembourg in November 2019.
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Open evidence gaps

  • esric.lu returned a JavaScript bot wall; no ESRIC-authored page retrieved.
  • The host organization (LIST) is not recorded here, so no parent organization is linked.

Sources

3 sources
  1. [1]European Space Resources Innovation Centre
    Luxembourg Space AgencyGovernment recordAccessed 2026-09-25Supports: founded year, summary, date
    was established in August 2020 by the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) as a national innovation centre in the field of space resources
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  2. [2]Luxembourg teams up with ESA to create a unique "European Space Resources Innovation Centre" to be established in the Grand Duchy
    The Luxembourg GovernmentGovernment recordPublished 2020-11-18Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary, parent id
    ESRIC is operated and hosted by LIST.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  3. [3]ESRIC celebrates five years of research and innovation in space resources
    The Luxembourg GovernmentGovernment recordPublished 2025-11-19Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary, status
    ESRIC has so far supported 32 companies through these programmes
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.