Stay smart on space chemical compliance

Written by Copernical Team Tuesday, 20 January 2026 08:20

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The European Union’s Chemicals Regulation, REACH, is one of the most comprehensive legislative frameworks for chemical safety worldwide. Designed to protect human health and the environment from hazardous substances, REACH also poses unique challenges for the space sector where exemptions are rare and obsolescence risks are high.

Follow-up events

The REACH tool enables industry to check regulations compliance of substances and materials, and create materials portfolios.

ESA REACH Tool webinar: 19 February 2026, 14:00–16:00 CET

A free REACH tool developed by ESA and partners is available online to any European organisation registered with ESA and working in the space industrial supply chain, at the discretion of the ESA REACH Officer. The tool enables users to search substances and materials, and create materials portfolios.

This webinar will follow on from the REACH awareness session on 28 January. It is strongly recommended to attend that session first if you are unfamiliar with the EU chemicals regulation, REACH.

To join this webinar, register by 18 February free of charge via the ESA Learning Hub.

7th ESA REACH Workshop: 2 June 2026 at ESA-ESTEC

Save the date for ESA’s free REACH all-day workshop with 60 places on site at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, with unlimited spaces for online participation. The programme and registration details will be shared during the January and February webinars. Explore the summary, including main points from the panel discussion, of the 6th REACH workshop.