Out of this world work by Irish firms

Irish innovators are set to boldly go where few have gone before as growing numbers get a chance to develop technologies bound for space.

With around 50 firms working in the sector, an initiative aims to assist in an anticipated growth, to 80 companies, by 2020. In the same short period, annual revenues to the sector are expected to double to over €150m.

In partnership with Athlone Institute of Technology, Maynooth University and the Irish Maritime and Energy Research Cluster, Tyndall National Institute in Cork is leading the new European Space Agency Space Solutions Centre Ireland.