MELiSSA Foundation

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Knowledge and people behind MELiSSA

The MELiSSA Foundation is an independent Belgian non-profit that connects ESA’s MELiSSA programme with education, outreach and society.

It runs the MELiSSA PhD programme with the partner universities, organises the MELiSSA Summer University and conferences, and makes the programme’s work accessible to students, professionals and the public. The Foundation does not coordinate the MELiSSA programme itself, which is coordinated by the European Space Agency together with its partners.

SEMiLLA IPStar and the MELiSSA Foundation work side by side: the Foundation on knowledge and people, SEMiLLA IPStar on bringing the technology to market.

The MELiSSA loop, 2026 version

The MELiSSA loop of compartments.

Inside the MELiSSA Pilot Plant

Inside the MELiSSA Pilot Plant at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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