Guidance

General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)

The General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) is an ESA programme aimed at the development of new and innovative space technologies.

Documents

Details

Industry and academia are invited to express interest for any compendia activity they would like the UK to support by 31 October 2025 through the Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP), not directly to the UK GSTP Team.

Please see Details on GSTP above for more information.

Updates to this page

Published 3 April 2020
Last updated 19 September 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated with new process, September 2025.

  2. Disclaimer added to top of page. General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Information Events updated. UK Space Agency GSTP Compendia Activities - file attachment updated. GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates - HTML attachment updated.

  3. Updated submissions dates table

  4. Dates of GSTP Information Sessions updates in the GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates - HTML attachment and on the landing page.

  5. More Information session dates added to the landing page. GSTP submission dates updated in the GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates attachment.

  6. Updated the available dates of the information sessions at the bottom of the landing page. An updated version of the GSTP SOI (Statement of Interest) - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities Form has been attached.

  7. The following updates have been made: - dates amended on the GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates - HTML attachment - changes to the General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Information Events heading on the landing page

  8. Webinar details amended.

  9. Added General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Information Events to main landing page.

  10. Updates to the GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates - HTML attachment. Dates update for 2023/2024.

  11. GSTP Statement of Interest - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities - file attachment UPDATED GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates - HTML attachment UPDATED UK Space Agency Compendia Activities - HTML attachment UPDATED GSTP Statement of Interest - Compendia Activities - file attachment DELETED

  12. Updated details section.

  13. UK Space Agency Compendia Activities - HTML attachment CREATED GSTP Statement of Interest - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities - file attachment UPDATED GSTP Statement of Interest - Compendia Activities - file attachment UPDATED GSTP Expression of Interest - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities - file attachment UPDATED General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Guidance - HTML attachment UPDATED

  14. Updated submission dates.

  15. Added details of Non-Compendium activity deadline activity.

  16. GSTP Expression of Interest Non-Compendia Activities - file attachment created GSTP Statement of Interest Non-Compendia Activities - file attachment updated GSTP Statement of Interest Compendia Activities - file attachment updated

  17. GSTP Statement of Interest Non-Compendia Activities document - new file attached.

  18. Attachments updated - Potential Activities for the Space-based Solar Power Specific Area and GSTP Statement of Interest Compendia Activities. General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Guidance - HTML attachment updated

  19. New documents added GSTP Statement of Interest Non-Compendia Activities GSTP Statement of Interest Compendia Activities GSTP Guidance Notes Details section updated. HTML attactments updated GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Guidance Documents deleted GSTP Expression of Interest GSTP Statement of Interest GSTP Guidance Notes

  20. Updated GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates

  21. Update to submission dates of GSTP

  22. Updated documents: SOI and Guidance

  23. Documents updated: Approval Procedure, Guidance, Statement of Interest Form and Submission dates.

  24. Updated General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Statement of Interest (SOI) Documentation Submission Dates

  25. Updated rescheduled Statement of Interest (SOI) Documentation Submission Dates.

  26. Updated GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates

  27. First published.

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