Through Boost!, ESA provides a flexible programmatic framework to stimulate, encourage, and support the development, deployment, and use of new European commercial space transportation services under private leadership and responsibility. Boost! addresses this objective in a comprehensive manner, through the following programme elements:

• Boost! 1: the service developments and early service demonstration, notably by means of co-funding
• Boost! 2: the ESA expertise to Member States in supporting national space transportation objectives
• Boost! 3: co-funding of space transportation services for in orbit demonstration and validation missions

Boost! Space Transportation Portfolio

• Launch services for small satellites
• Orbital deployment services
• In-orbit transport and servicing
• Orbital return capabilities
• Support to national spaceport services
• Space transportation service procurement

See this overview page for more information about Boost!.