Roadmap

Milestones, in progress and planned.

The roadmap distinguishes between what has already happened, what is currently running and what is planned. Planned items are objectives, not commitments, and are updated as programmes progress.

Roadmap 2025-2027

12 of 12 milestones shown

Completed
Q4 2025

SSIP Launch in Lucerne

  • Brand, communication, and structure established at Technopark Luzern.
Completed
22-23 January 2026

Space x Life Sciences Workshop

  • Joint workshop at Technopark Luzern linking microgravity and biotech for commercial use cases.
Global Microgravity Forum
Completed
30-31 January 2026

ActInSpace 2026 Lucerne

  • Ready to build the future? ActInSpace 2026 Lucerne invites students, developers, researchers and creators to solve real challenges from CNES, ESA and partners.
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Completed
20 February 2026

Strategic Workshop, Invitation Only

  • A closed-door strategic workshop to co-create European–Swiss pathways for NewSpace, in-orbit services, and advanced manufacturing.
Request an invitation
Completed
23 MAR 2026

UNIVERSUM

  • Originally introduced as SSIP Exploratorium and evolved into UNIVERSUM, the platform creates an experimental environment for exploring emerging concepts, technologies and cross-disciplinary pathways across space, deep tech, AI and life sciences.

Exploration & Applied Innovation Platform

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Completed
Q2 2026

Global Orbital Infrastructure Summit

  • Flagship strategic summit gathering global leaders to shape the future of orbital infrastructure, in-orbit services and next-generation space systems.
GOIS — Global Orbital Infrastructure Summit
In progress
1 July 2026

SSIP ATLAS

  • SSIP ATLAS is the intelligence platform developed by the Space Systems Innovation Platform (SSIP), mapping organisations, capabilities and partnerships across Swiss and international deep tech.
Visit SSIP ATLAS
Planned
06–12 SEP 2026

Swiss–India Space & Deep-Tech Mission

  • Independent mission across Bengaluru and Hyderabad connecting space, life sciences and applied deep tech. SSIP, HSLU / BIOTESC and Inventicia will engage with Indian research, industry and innovation ecosystems, including participation at BSX 2026.

Bengaluru · Hyderabad — SSIP · HSLU / BIOTESC · Inventicia

Read the mission briefing
Planned
02–04 OCT 2026

Swiss Hackathon 2026 — Orbital Infrastructure Challenge

  • A 48-hour applied-engineering sprint at Technopark Luzern connecting multidisciplinary talent, industry and research across orbital systems, life sciences, AI, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity and digital twins.

Lucerne · Technopark Luzern — SSIP × Technopark Luzern × HSLU

Explore the Swiss Hackathon
Planned
14–15 NOV 2026

NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2026

  • A two-day global innovation challenge bringing multidisciplinary teams together to solve real-world Earth and space challenges using NASA and Space Agency Partner open data, connecting global problem-solving with the Lucerne innovation ecosystem.

Planned Lucerne Local Event

Planned
Q2 2027

SSIP Global Summit

  • High-level gathering in Lucerne focused on space, dual-use innovation, deep-tech commercialization and strategic partnerships.
Planned
Q3 2027

Integration & Continuity

  • SSIP becomes a permanent, self-sustaining innovation hub embedded in the Technopark Luzern ecosystem and anchored in the Canton of Lucerne.