EASTRO held its General Assembly on 12 February, in a hybrid format, hosted at TNO premises in Delft, the Netherlands, with remote participation via Microsoft Teams.

Marking its third year of activity, the Assembly convened to approve the 2025 annual report and accounts, as well as the budget and work plan for 2026. Other organisational matters were also addressed, including the nomination of a new Executive Board, now composed of:

Anne Van den Bosch, President (IMEC)
Nadya Bekhti-Winkel, Vice-President (Fraunhofer)
David Fraboulet, Vice-President & Treasurer (CEA)
João Paulo Pereira (INEGI)
António Gaspar (INESC TEC)

The General Assembly expressed its appreciation to the outgoing Executive Board members—U. Johann (Fraunhofer), G. Danos (CSEO), and in particular the former President A. Court (TNO). Formerly leading EARTO’s Space Working Group, A. Court played a key role in the creation of EASTRO and has recently retired.

Coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) was discussed, notably EASTRO’s participation in ESA’s Technology Harmonisation process and the Components Technology Board. EU-related matters were also addressed, including the status of the GCSS partnership and the outlook for the Space Partnership under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

The General Assembly concluded with a visit to the TNO facilities.