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President of the Astri Polska Company: We have already marked our presence within the ESA’s structure
“We have already marked our presence within the ESA’s structure, at least we have been noticed by the main players on the space market. Not only are we perceived as an entity capable of carrying out R&D projects, but also as a company which deals with projects pertaining to serious mission products – and this is a major achievement, completed in term so short” – stated Jacek Mandas, Astri Poland President, in his interview for Space24.pl. Mandas also mentions the company plans for the year 2018.
Head of the Astri Polska company stated that reinforcement of the firm’s space market position, both in the European, as well as in the global dimensions, is one of the primary challenges to be tackled.
We are still a young player, sitting at a table with a number of players who’ve been working in this [space] business for 3 or more decades now. We’re a very courageous player. (...) We shall try to reinforce our market position by getting involved in more and more major projects, reaching a more expansive area of the serious space world domains, including the ones involving ESA.
Mandas also outlined the plans made by Astri Polska, for the year 2018.
We are also driven to multiply our successes achieved in the EO4EP [Earth Observation for Eastern Partnership] initiative, where we’re finalizing the product project, in case of which the World Bank plays the role of the end user. We want our space products to be recognizable – and this is one of the great steps made in that direction.