PAST EVENTS & NEWS

The Slovak Space Office – Industry Branch, operating within the SARIO agency, organized the third annual European Space Ecosystem Integration Summit (ESEIS) in collaboration with the leading European space industry association, ASD-Eurospace. For the first time, the Summit was held at the European Space Agency’s site in Frascati (ESRIN), close to the Italian capital of Rome. The initiative aims to identify new collaboration opportunities and more effectively integrate the new space ecosystem into the supply chains of major European industry players.

The industrial branch of the Slovak Space Office (SARIO) organized the finals of the second Cansat Slovakia competition at the airport in Malé Bielice, offering young people a unique opportunity to design, construct, and launch their own satellite the size of a can – the so-called "cansat." Eleven of the best teams from secondary schools qualified for the national finals, having emerged from regional semifinals held in Bratislava, Žilina, and Košice. A total of twenty-four teams from across Slovakia took part in the 2025 competition, representing an increase of roughly fifty percent compared to last year.

The Industry Branch of the Slovak Space Office organized the Demoday event as a finale of the incubation project Spaceport_SK. Seven teams introduced their projects exhibiting the future of the Slovak space industry. Second Demoday (of the Slovak incubator Spaceport_SK) organized by Slovak Space Office SARIO, actively supported the development of local space ecosystem. Spaceport_SK connects a technical apprenticeship with a workshop program with the aim of supporting business skills. Its goal is to boost new startups and innovations in the space industry.

The Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) within the framework of the National project 'Supporting the internationalization of SMEs' in the period from June 19-25, 2023, prepared a platform for 6 Slovak small and medium-sized entrepreneurs for their presentation as part of a joint exhibition at the International Fair focused on aviation and space industry SIAE Paris Airshow. The Slovak Republic was represented at the exhibition by a national stand under the Good Idea Slovakia brand organized by the SARIO agency, which presented 6 Slovak companies: 3IPK, Airvolute, CTRL, GoSpace IOT, Shark.Aero a Supratek.