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Main partners 2026–2030EIDEL · IDEAS · Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace · Andøya Space · EmLogic · Inventas · Space Norway

Spaceport Norway 2026

North Star Rising

Oslo Event Hub · 27–28 October 2026

Norway and Europe are taking new steps in space.

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Sponsors 2026
Lunar
Norwegian Space Agency
GEO
Kongsberg KSAT — Kongsberg Satellite Services ICEYE
Rheinmetall Space Norway
MEO
EIDEL IDEAS EmLogic Inventas
LEO
Isar Aerospace Andøya Space

The programme

Two days in Oslo: the Arctic, defence, launch, capital – and the next generation.

Mon 26 OctThe evening before · 18:00–22:00

Spaceport Norway: The Night Before at Inventas

Factory Tøyen, Kjølberggata 21, Oslo. For registered participants and speakers – registration details are sent after you register.

Day 1Tuesday 27 OctoberRegistration and lunch 11:00 · Opening 12:00

  1. 12:00Opening

    Max Q! Breaking the space barrier

    Keynote by Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, Director General, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

  2. 12:25Main theme

    Space & the Arctic

    Situational awareness, climate monitoring and the infrastructure the space economy runs on.

    Pascal Legai, ESA · Marte Indregard, KSAT · Johnny Welle, The Norwegian Mapping Authority

  3. 13:55Main theme

    Space & Defence

    Space-based ISR, long-range capability, standardisation and interoperability, and what the armed forces need next from industry.

    NORSpOC · ICEYE · KONGSBERG · Rheinmetall · Space Norway · EIDEL

  4. 16:25Special session

    Launch from Norway: after first orbit

    What the first launch to orbit from Andøya changes, and how Europe builds and funds its launch capacity.

    Ole Morten Olsen, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) · Troels Sandreid, Andøya Spaceport · Josef Wiedemann, Isar Aerospace · moderated by Torsten Kriening, SpaceWatch.Global

  5. 19:00Evening

    Spaceport Norway Award Dinner

    Music and two awards.

Day 2Wednesday 28 OctoberRegistration 08:00 · Opening 08:50

  1. 08:50Opening of day 2

    Space nation Norway 2026

    Cecilie Myrseth, Minister of Industry and Commerce

    Followed by the keynote «Is Space the Driver of Economies for the next 50 years?» by Laura Anne Edwards, GeoSpace Resources.

  2. 09:20Main theme

    Space & Capital Access

    Public capital, private funds and the companies that are actually raising.

    Katya Gorbatiouk, London Stock Exchange · Siri Kalvig, Nysnø · Audun Wickstrand Iversen, DNB · Tom Sleep, HANetf · Jon Kåre Stene, Skyfall Ventures · Knut Klonteig Nielsen, Space Lab

  3. 11:05Showcase

    ESA BIC Norway

    Going international: selected start-ups from ESA BIC Norway.

    Aspecto · Skida · Cuatro · Havguard · Testnor

  4. 12:05Session

    Perspectives from the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

    Norway-Canada cooperation in target detection and resilient communications, and new opportunities in spaceborne SAR.

    Tonje Nanette Arnesen, FFI · Atle Onar Knapskog, FFI

  5. 13:35Two parallel tracks

    Deep Dive

    Technology and research, opened by Gunnar Maehlum, IDEAS: «Growing a space value chain in Norway: achievements and challenges».

  6. 14:40The next generation

    Students

    Taking a leap: FramSat-1 makes history, now Orbit NTNU joins the quantum race. Then Norstec – home of all student space organisations in Norway.

  7. 15:50Frontier

    Mavericks

    No permission asked.

    Light Technologies · Tycho Space · Space Lab · Nåva Space

  8. 16:50Closing

    What comes next

    Ole Dokka, Spaceport Norway

  9. 17:00Evening

    Afterparty at Mesh Youngstorget

40+ speakers · times may be adjusted · select a block to see it in the agendaFull agenda →All speakers →

Tickets

Join us in Oslo, 27–28 October

All tickets include lunch and refreshments on both days, and the afterparty at Mesh on 28 October. Registered participants and speakers are also invited to Spaceport Norway: The Night Before at Inventas on Monday 26 October, 18:00–22:00. Registration details are sent after you register. Day one starts at 12:00, so you can travel in the same morning.