Every last Thursday of the month, we host Network & Drinks, the monthly community event for everyone interested in space. Each edition features short pitches from start-ups and innovative companies, campus and partner updates, and plenty of opportunities to connect.
Strengthening our communities and networks, we combine the June Edition of Network & Drinks with a special end-of-year celebration of Dialogue for Space’s last edition of the season — an afternoon dedicated to networking, reflection, and celebration, with festive drinks, food and jazz!
What makes this collaboration so valuable? It brings together complementary communities that share a common mission: NL Space Campus serves as a hub where industry, academia, government, and innovation come together to accelerate the future of space. Dialogue for Space creates the dialogues that connect generations, disciplines, and perspectives across the sector, with a strong focus on engaging students and young professionals alongside established leaders. SpaceNed Young Professionals represents the young talents within the established space industry and bridges the connection between young professionals and the industry.
By combining these networks, participants gain access to a unique mix of expertise, opportunities, and perspectives — young professionals can connect directly with decision-makers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and policymakers, while experienced professionals gain fresh insights from the next generation shaping the future of space.
After many inspiring editions, countless dialogues, new partnerships, and a growing community, this End-of-Year Celebration offers an ode to the partnerships throughout the year and an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and partners from across the space sector before the summer break.
Join us as we meet again to strengthen our partnerships, celebrate the people behind the connections, and raise a glass to the future of Europe’s space community!
Programme
16:30 – 17:15
Dialogue for Space #7
(EU) FUNDING & PARTNERSHIPS WORKSHOP
In this 45-minute workshop, participants will gain practical insights into Horizon Europe funding, consortium building and proposal development. Experts from TNO, the Netherlands Space Agency, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, MIND and the venture capital ecosystem will share their perspectives on securing funding, building successful partnerships and navigating different funding pathways for innovation. The session will conclude with a Space Quiz, where participants can compete for the title of Community Star.
17:30 – 20:00
NETWORK & DRINKS × DIALOGUE FOR SPACE
✦ Pitch by Arqus Aerospace, winner of the Dutch EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026, third-place winner at the European finals and recipient of the Economic Board Duin- en Bollenstreek startup award
✦ Dialogue for Space season wrap-up
✦ Community updates by NL Space Campus
✦ Alumni meetup of NL Space Summer School students
✦ Networking, drinks and food truck at CometLab
✦ Live jazz music
About Dialogue for Space
Dialogue for Space was founded during the EUDIS hackathon in 2025 by NL Space Summer School alumni. What started as dialogues between participants, alumni, mentors, and space enthusiasts crossing paths has evolved into a platform that now brings together experts, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, students, and young professionals from across the European space ecosystem.
About Network & Drinks
The event takes place at CometLab in Noordwijk. It brings together the NL Space Campus community — including partners such as SBIC, NLSA, SpaceNed, NVR, ESA ESTEC, LDE Universities, and SGAC — to share insights, opportunities, and ideas.
NL Space Campus Network Community
Together, we make the campus a meeting place for the space community — a place where entrepreneurs, education, research, government, and industry connect, and where open innovation begins. Bring colleagues we don’t know yet, start-ups that want to meet other start-ups, young professionals, and curious investors. Everyone is welcome!
Media
Photographs will be taken, and by registering, you permit us to share them. If you do not want your photo shared with our community online, please let us know when you register.
Pitch your initiative next time
Community members can register for a 3-minute pitch for a future edition of Network & Drinks. You can find more about registering for a future edition here.