Lower Austrian Space Start-up Takes Off in 2026

It was developed by a team around TU graduates and brought to market maturity after three years of intensive preparation.

According to a release, the compact engines from Gate Space enable particularly precise and flexible control of satellites. "The demands for precision and reliability in space are extremely high, so we are all the more pleased that our system is now being used in a real mission for the first time," said Moritz Novak, CEO and co-founder of the start-up based in AirportCity at Vienna Airport in Schwechat. "Innovations from Lower Austria are taking off," responded Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP).

"After three years of intensive development and thousands of ground tests, our team is ready for the first space mission," said Novak. The exact details are to be announced in the summer.

Lower Austrian Space Start-up: Viehböck Convinced of Potential

Franz Viehböck, Austria's only astronaut and first investor in Gate Space, is convinced of the potential. The founders of the start-up not only identified a market-relevant gap, but they also possess "the technical and entrepreneurial know-how to shape the space industry in the long term."

(APA/Red)

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