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| Formation | 1 March 2002 |
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| Headquarters | Noordwijk, the Netherlands |
Founder | Franco Ongaro |
Team Lead | Dario Izzo |
| Website | Home Page |
Advanced Concepts Team (ACT) is a research lab within the European Space Agency tasked to "... monitor and perform research on advanced space concepts and technologies, preparing ESA for any disruptive change to come.". Located at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, in the Netherlands, the team was instituted in 2002 with the objective of fostering advanced research on space systems, innovative concepts and working methods. It serves the function of a think tank providing decision makers the support of a highly multidisciplinary research group. Science and engineering research fellows (PhDs working at the European Space Agency for 2 years), Young Graduate Trainee and interns form the bulk of the Team. They carry out research work on advanced topics and emerging technologies and perform highly skilled analysis on a wide range of topics.