The Hellenic Association of Space Industry (HASI) was founded in 2008 following a joint endeavour on behalf of the main part of the Hellenic Industry active in the space technology and space applications sector. The association includes more than 55 active members. All HASI members are high-tech companies, employing over 2500 employees, of which the vast majority constitute highly educated personnel in space technology and its applications. HASI members currently accumulate Greece’s research and manufacturing personnel in the space technology and applications sector. Almost all HASI members have been participating successfully in ESA programs, either through the ESA-Greek Task Force Call for Ideas or independently through ESA open ITT tenders, and thus have been ac-cumulating significant know-how and expertise with regards to developing and managing space-related programs, technologies, and applications. Additional experience and know-how have been developed through the participation of the Greek Space Industry in different EC Framework Space Technology Programs. HASI, in collaboration with Corallia since 2009, has launched the Hellenic Space Technologies and Applications Cluster (si-Cluster) to under-pin the national space strategy. HASI undertakes the development of communication and collaboration channels between the Association members, as well as with similar ac-tors within the European and the International space marketplace. HASI also strives to achieve the optimization of the Greek participation in ESA, the National contribution to EUMETSAT, the participation to the Hellenic MoD’s programs involving space-related technologies and ap-plications, as well as any potential for industrial cooperation opportunities resulting from the aforementioned participations.
