1. Luxembourg and ESA 1 National support measure « LuxLAUNCH » - Objectives  Support industry and research organizations to better understand the market they want to penetrate  Increase actor’s visibility in this sector and identify the needs in products and services in a given market  Better estimate the investments to be done to enter a given market and reduce risks related to it  Identify niches  Identify opportunities in the programs of the European Space Agency  Safeguard Luxembourg investments in ESA programs by increasing the chances to participate to a given program  Support and reinforce international cooperation and networking  Support the Government in defining its long term research and development axes in the space sector

2. Luxembourg and ESA 2 LuxLAUNCH - Scope  The aim of this special measure is to realize preparatory studies to help industry and research organizations to position themselves in the space market. Particular efforts investigating applications in the domains of satellite telecommunications, satellite navigation and earth observation will be encouraged.  The results of these studies should benefit a group of Luxembourg actors in this sector and should be available to the Luxembourg industrial and scientific communities. The typical duration of such a study should not exceed 6 months with maximum costs around 150 k€.  It is important to note that this measure is not meant to finance R&D projects.

3. Luxembourg and ESA 3 LuxLAUNCH - Process  Call for ideas  One per year, permanently open  Next deadline: 15 th of September 2007  Pre-selection of ideas  Evaluation by independent experts  Main criteria: innovative character and socio-economic perspectives  Request for proposal  Bidders have 6 weeks to submit a full proposal  Evaluation of proposals  Understanding of the requirements  Adequacy of methodology proposed  Background of consortium  Costs and schedule

4. Luxembourg and ESA 4 LuxLAUNCH – The first 4 projects  Feasibility and opportunity study for a clearing-house for navigation services  Study on the development of Advanced GALILEO Applications and Services  Study on the involvement of Luxembourg industry and research institutions in ESA GMES Space Component program  Feasibility study for a GMES security concept

5. Luxembourg and ESA 5 Feasibility and opportunity study for a clearing-house for navigation services  Tasks  Understanding the needs for a clearing-house for navigation services  Inventory of Luxembourg competences in the field  Preliminary analysis of solutions answering to the needs  Luxembourg as potential location for a clearing-house for navigation services  Budget  129 766 €  Partners  HITEC Luxembourg, Cetrel, EPT, SES ASTRA TechCom, Clearstream Services, CRP Henri Tudor

6. Luxembourg and ESA 6 Study on the development of Advanced GALILEO Applications and Services  Tasks  Analysis of the current satellite navigation applications and services  Identification of potential new applications and services  Preliminary analysis of feasibility for new applications and services  Understanding the needs and requirements of the ESA program  Budget  130 000 €  Partners  SES ASTRA TechCom, Telindus, Nokia Siemens Networks, HITEC Luxembourg, EPT, IEE, Université du Luxembourg

7. Luxembourg and ESA 7 Study on the involvement of Luxembourg industry and research institutions in ESA GMES Space Component program  Tasks  Understanding the needs and requirements of the ESA program  Matching with Luxembourg competencies in the field  Budget  49 910 €  Partners  Luxspace, Luxinnovation

8. Luxembourg and ESA 8 Feasibility study for a GMES security concept  Tasks  Understanding the current security level of GMES infrastructure  Understanding the security requirements for GMES services  Recommendations for a GMES security concept  Budget  130 000 €  Partners  Telindus, Siemens Luxembourg, Luxspace, Université du Luxembourg