Upstream space activities primarily involve the research, development, and deployment of hardware, infrastructure, and technology required for space missions and satellite development.
Institutes, universities and organisations active in upstream space activities:
| ESA-ESTEC | Noordwijk | https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC |
| Galileo Reference Centre | Noordwijk | https://www.gsc-europa.eu/sites/default/files/sites/all/files/GRC_Leaflet_V3_web.pdf |
| InHolland Space Minor | Delft | https://www.inholland.nl/nieuws/nieuwe-space-minor-leidt-studenten-op-tot-toekomstige-space-engineers/ |
| Leidse Instrumentmakers School | Leiden | https://www.lis.nl/ |
| Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR | Noordwijk | https://www.nlr.nl/ |
| Netherlands Space Office | Den Haag | https://www.spaceoffice.nl/nl/ |
| TNO Space & Systems Engineering | Delft | https://www.tno.nl/nl/over-tno/organisatie/units/high-tech-industry/ruimtevaarttechnologie/ |
| TU Delft Faculty of Aerospace Engineering | Delft | https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ae |
| TU Delft Space Institute | Delft | https://spaceinstitute.tudelft.nl/ |
Companies active in upstream space activities:
| AAC Hyperion | Delft | https://www.aac-clyde.space/who-we-are/our-brands/hyperion |
| Active Space Technologies | Leidschendam | http://activespacetech.com |
| Airborne | Den Haag | https://www.airborne.com/composites-space |
| Airbus Netherlands | Leiden | https://www.airbusdefenceandspacenetherlands.nl/ |
| AQUILO Rocket Team | Delft | https://www.aquilodelft.com/ |
| Arceon | Delft | https://arceon.nl/ |
| A-SpaX | Delft | https://a-spax.com/ |
| ATG Europe | Noordwijk | https://www.atg-europe.com |
| Celestia STS | Noordwijk | http://celestia-sts.com |
| Clemessy | Noordwijk | https://www.clemessy.com/en/market-expertise/space |
| Cosine | Sassenheim | http://cosine.nl |
| Dawn Aerospace | Delfgauw | https://dawnaerospace.com/ |
| Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering | Delft | https://dare.tudelft.nl/ |
| DEMCON | Delft | https://demcon.com/nl/market/aerospace/ |
| Dutch United Instruments | Delft | https://dutchunitedinstruments.com/ |
| Ecosmic | Delft | https://www.ecosmic.space/ |
| Free Space Optics Instruments | Delft | https://www.fso-instruments.nl/ |
| GTM Advanced Structures | Den Haag | https://gtm-as.com/ |
| HE Space | Noordwijk | https://hespace.com |
| High Density Energy Storage | Noordwijk | https://hdes.nl/ |
| Icecubes | Noordwijk | https://www.icecubesservice.com/services/ |
| ISISPACE | Delft | http://isispace.nl |
| Lencon Engineering | Noordwijk | https://www.lencon.nl/ |
| LENS R&D | Noordwijk | http://lens-rnd.com |
| Lunar Zebro | Delft | https://zebro.space/ |
| MetaSensing | Leiden | https://www.metasensing.com |
| Qubitrium | Noordwijk | https://qubitrium.com.tr/ |
| Revolv Space | Noordwijk | https://www.revolvspace.com/ |
| RHEA Group | Noordwijk | http://rheagroup.com/nl |
| satsearch | Noordwijk | https://satsearch.co/ |
| SCN Avatar | Noordwijk | https://www.scn-avatar.com/ |
| Serco | Noordwijk | http://sapienzaconsulting.com |
| Space Applications Services | Noordwijk | https://www.spaceapplications.com/ |
| Spherical Systems | Noordwijk | https://spherical-systems.com/ |
| SSC Aurora Technology | Noordwijk | http://aurora.nl |
| Stellar Space Industries | Noordwijk | http://stellarspaceindustries.com |
| Team Tumbleweed | Delft | https://www.teamtumbleweed.eu/ |
| Technolution | Gouda | https://www.technolution.com/nl/ |
| Telespazio Belgium | Noordwijk | https://www.telespazio.be/ |
| TERMA | Leiden | http://terma.com |
| T-Minus Engineering | Delft | http://t-minus.nl |
| Ubotica Technologies | Delft | https://ubotica.com/ |
| West End | Lisse | https://www.westendbv.nl/ |
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