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Spartan Space is a French space company specializing in the development of habitation systems for extreme environments. Based in Septèmes-les-Vallons, France. It is among the inaugural laureates of the TECHTHEMOON initiative by CNES.[1] The company is known for developing the EUROHAB concept,[2] a lunar remote base camp designed as a payload for a robotic lunar lander, and the development of a IVA space suit.[3]

History

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Spartan Space was founded in January 2021 by Peter Weiss, a Franco-German engineer.[4] The capital was increased in June 2021 by introducing several shareholders into the company, such as the architect Jacques Rougerie and the astronauts Jean-Francois Clervoy and Jean Jacques Favier.[5] In September 2021, a full-scale model of the EUROHAB concept was unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Dubai.[6] The company has won several development projects with the European Space Agency and the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), and is involved in the development of the Lunar I-HAB, the European habitation module developed by Thales Alenia Space in Turin.[7][8] In 2023, the French National Assembly exhibited a second mock-up of Eurohab at the Palais Bourbon in Paris.[9]

Eurohab

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Eurohab is a concept for a lunar surface habitat developed by Spartan Space. The idea was initially developed by Peter Weiss and Jean Jacques Favier and received a prize from the Foundation Jacques Rougerie.[10] Eurohab is based on an inflatable habitat that can be transported to the lunar surface by a robotic vehicle such as the ESA Argonaut Lander or the Nyx Lander of The Exploration Company. Automatically deployed at the lunar south pole, it serves as a remote base camp for a crew of astronauts in extravehicular activity.[11]

Spartan Space developed a first mock-up of the habitat, which was exhibited at IAC 2021 and the French Pavilion of the Expo 2020 in Dubai.[12] In 2022, the company performed tests with the system in the desert of Abu Dhabi.[13][14] Air Liquide and the French CEA joined the concept to provide an energy management system based on flexible solar cells, regenerative fuel cells and a management system based on artificial intelligence.[15][16] The same year the concept was presented to the French senate as potential French contribution to the Artemis Program during a public audition.[17]

Airlock

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Spartan and Airbus Defence and Space have completed a design for a lunar habitat airlock, commissioned by CNES.[18]

EuroSuit

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In 2023, CNES selected Spartan Space as the prime contractor to develop a European intra-vehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit. Other contributors to the projects are the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES) and the French company Decathlon.[3] The first images of the spacesuit, named EuroSuit, were published in November 2025. A developmental version of EuroSuit was tested in 2026 on the ISS during the mission Epsilon of the ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.[19][20] Simultaneously, Spartan Space performed a EuroSuit water survival test campaign in Marseille.[19] The company is expected to develop a final ground version of the suit by the end of 2027.[19]

References

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  1. ↑ "The Lunar Startups - TechTheMoon". www.techthemoon.com. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. ↑ Dorminey, Bruce. "French Space Startup Builds Ingenious New Inflatable Lunar Habitat Prototype". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  3. 1 2 Parsonson, Andrew (2024-05-27). "CNES, Decathlon, Spartan Space and MEDES to Develop Spacesuit". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  4. ↑ Kulu, Erik. "Spartan Space - Factories in Space". www.factoriesinspace.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  5. ↑ "THE TEAM". Spartan Space. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Lunar Lander in Dubai". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Lunar I-Hab Mock-up – liquifer systems group". Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Lunar I-Hab mockup operational and ready for action | Thales Alenia Space". www.thalesaleniaspace.com. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  9. ↑ "Spartan Space on show at the French national assembly | Fondation Jacques Rougerie". www.fondation-jacques-rougerie.com. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  10. ↑ www.kaloa.net, Studio de design Kaloa-. "EUROHAB". Jacques Rougerie Database. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  11. ↑ Weiss, Peter; Favier; Rougerie; Clervoy. "EUROHAB: Concept of an inflatable habitat payload as support to crewed missions on the lunar surface". Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2021), St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 14-18 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Mayangao, Cherry (2021-10-18). "Enjoy out-of-this-world entertainment as France Pavilion launches Space Week". Middle East Business News and Information - mid-east.info. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  13. ↑ "space". www.adu.ac.ae. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  14. ↑ Nasir, Sarwat. "Lunar habitat prototype on display at Abu Dhabi University". The National. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  15. ↑ CEA (2022-09-21). "L'habitat lunaire de Spartan Space". CEA/De la recherche à l'industrie (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  16. ↑ Weiss, Peter; Mohamed; Singh; Hayevskyy. "EUROHAB Secondary Habitat A potential European contribution to ARTEMIS". The 19th ASCE ASD Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environment (Earth & Space 2024) Kovens Conference Center, Florida International University Miami, FL, USA
  17. ↑ "Enjeux du conseil ministériel de l'Agence spatiale européenne des 22-23 novembre 2022". Sénat (in French). 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  18. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (August 15, 2025). "Spartan Space and Airbus Complete CNES Lunar Surface Airlock Study".
  19. 1 2 3 Parsonson, Andrew (2026-06-22). "ESA Astronaut Tests European Spacesuit Prototype Aboard ISS". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  20. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2025-11-15). "European Spacesuit to be Tested Aboard ISS in 2026". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
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