ESA Frame Contract awarded to Aurora

New Website
18th May 2017
Wins Q3 2017
2nd October 2017
New Website
18th May 2017
Wins Q3 2017
2nd October 2017

We are proud to announce an amazing success which will move Aurora forward to new heights in the coming years.

Aurora has been awarded by the European Space Agency as a Prime Contractor for the Industrial Support to ESA Directorates 2017-2022.

Aurora is the largest supplier of services by volume and prime in the domains of:

  • Earth Observation Engineering
  • Earth Observation Scientists (NEW)
  • Facilities Management (NEW)
  • D/SCI Future Missions Office and Prodex (larger service with 11 staff and 3 subcontrators)
  • Science Operations (larger service with 45 staff and 2 subcontractors)

We are also subcontractor to both ATG Europe and Vitrociset Belgium, providing all three companies the broadest access to a total of 25 ESA Activity Domains over a total of 27.

This excellent result will definitely increase the opportunities for new people joining us in the future as well as will open new horizons to our current employees.

Thanks to all our team who made this possible!

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The support has been carried out under a programme and funded by the European Space Agency.  ESA disclaimer – “The view expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency.”

Aurora at a glance

Aurora Technology is a space consultancy and services provider combining experience and innovation.

Aurora's core business activity is the provision of support for engineering and scientific services to the Space industry. We provide top-notch profiles to bring in your team the needed experience to successfully help and support your projects.

Our Areas of Activity are Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation constellations, interplanetary and astronomical missions, manned space missions, facility management, education & communication. We have been supporting a large array of missions since 1995.

Aurora is part of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) Group, who is a leading full-service supplier of state-of-the-art space engineering, satellite and launch services to commercial and institutional customers worldwide. Some of our Group’s customers: Eumetsat, DLR, Airbus, NASA, ASI, Cnes, JAXA, and more…
As part of the Engineering Services Division of SSC, Aurora's main customer is the European Space Agency, with a focus on supporting the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands and the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Spain.

Delivery Models

We know how hard is to find specialists in engineering and scientific domains. That’s why our consultancy services are capable to deliver to your organization the right skill set with 3 different types of Delivery Models: 1) Onsite Support @Client's premises; 2) Onsite Service with Deliverables and KPI; 3) Offsite Service @Aurora Offices.

We can offer a wide range of skillsets, which covers the entire space product development life cycle.
The expertise we can provide in our Service & Support Portfolio spans from Preliminary Phase 0/A (conceptual mission design) to Phase F (mission operations, maintenance, and disposal).

Do you want to become a customer or are you looking for collaborations? Get in touch with us:
info@aurora.nl; +31 (0) 71 532 7141

Join Us!

Aurora is a company based on people as our key of success to be an excellence in the market. We encourage all Aurora employees to reach their full professional potential to enable our customers achieve their best results.

Joining out team, you will work with talented experts, contributing to top-level projects, challenging missions, and innovative technologies in the space industry. We offer exciting work, responsibility, a pleasant environment, and excellent remuneration + benefits.

Check our open vacancies
and reach our recruitment team at job@aurora.nl