Stephen Airey
Head of country capability and support division
European Space Agency
Noordwijk, Netherlands
I am responsible for the national space capability development schemes run by ESA.
My organisation
About me
Stephen has worked in the space industry for 30 years, first in industry working on the AOCS of ESA missions and then in ESA. In ESA Stephen continued working on AOCS with a focus on hardware development and FDIR before moving to become responsible for the national space capability development schemes for European Cooperating States, Associate Members and new Member States of ESA where he has been for the last 8 years.
Interests
- Space industry development
Speaker sessions (1)
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
10:50 - 12:00
Policy session: Space industry: current challenges and path forward
The main goal of the discussion is to highlight current challenges that ESA, EU, industry and academia is facing and to discuss the path forward for Europe to live up to its ambition to play an active role in international space arena.