Spartan Space

Spartan Space is a French space-technology company focused on human habitation and crew-support systems for extreme environments, with particular emphasis on future lunar surface operations. Based in Septèmes-les-Vallons, the company was founded in January 2021 by Franco-German engineer Peter Weiss. Its work sits at the intersection of space architecture, inflatable habitat technology, environmental control, astronaut operations, and the emerging European lunar exploration industry. The company's best-known concept is EUROHAB, a proposed lunar remote base camp intended to support astronauts conducting extravehicular activities near the lunar south pole. The concept uses an inflatable habitat that could be transported to the Moon by a robotic lander, including possible European or commercial landing systems. Once delivered, the habitat would be deployed automatically and provide a protected operational base for crews working away from a larger permanent installation. EUROHAB reflects Spartan Space's broader approach: creating relatively lightweight, deployable infrastructure that can extend the range and endurance of human activity beyond a spacecraft or primary lunar base. Spartan Space unveiled a full-scale EUROHAB mock-up at the 2021 International Astronautical Congress in Dubai. The concept was also displayed at the French Pavilion of Expo 2020 in Dubai and later exhibited at the French National Assembly in Paris in 2023. In 2022, the company conducted desert testing in Abu Dhabi. The EUROHAB project attracted participation from industrial and research partners, including Air Liquide and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, known as CEA, for an energy-management approach combining flexible solar cells, regenerative fuel cells, and an artificial-intelligence-supported management system. The concept was also presented during a public hearing to the French Senate as a possible French contribution to the Artemis program. Beyond habitats, Spartan Space has worked on lunar infrastructure and crew equipment. In cooperation with Airbus Defence and Space, it completed a design for a lunar habitat airlock commissioned by the French National Centre for Space Studies, or CNES. The company is also involved in the wider European lunar habitation ecosystem, including development activities associated with Lunar I-HAB, the European habitation module being developed by Thales Alenia Space in Turin. In 2023, CNES selected Spartan Space as prime contractor for the development of a European intra-vehicular activity spacesuit. The resulting EuroSuit project is intended for use inside spacecraft and habitats, where a suit can provide crew protection, mobility, hygiene, and emergency capability without being designed primarily for open-space or lunar-surface operations. MEDES, the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology, and French sporting-goods company Decathlon are identified as contributors to the project. Reference material states that initial EuroSuit images were published in November 2025, that a developmental version was tested aboard the International Space Station during ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's Epsilon mission in 2026, and that Spartan Space conducted a water-survival test campaign in Marseille at the same time. A final ground version was expected by the end of 2027; these later project milestones should be treated as subject to independent verification. The company has been associated with development projects supported by ESA and CNES and was among the inaugural laureates of CNES's TECHTHEMOON initiative. Spartan Space therefore occupies a specialized position in the European NewSpace landscape: rather than operating launch vehicles or satellites, it develops enabling infrastructure for sustained human activity in difficult environments, especially the lunar surface. Its public profile is built around demonstrators, architectural concepts, agency-backed development programs, and partnerships with aerospace, research, and industrial organizations.

Spartan Space was established in January 2021 in France by Peter Weiss, a Franco-German engineer. The company entered the space sector at a time when government agencies and commercial firms were examining how humans could conduct longer and more independent operations on the Moon. Rather than concentrating on launch systems or spacecraft, Spartan Space selected habitation and crew-support infrastructure as its specialization. The company increased its capital in June 2021 by bringing additional shareholders into the business. Those associated with this financing included architect Jacques Rougerie and astronauts Jean-François Clervoy and Jean-Jacques Favier. Their participation connected the young company with spaceflight, architecture, and human-exploration expertise. Spartan Space's central early project was EUROHAB, a lunar surface habitat concept initially developed by Weiss and Favier. The concept received a prize from the Jacques Rougerie Foundation and was designed around an inflatable structure that could be delivered to the lunar surface by a robotic lander. Its intended role was not necessarily to serve as a complete permanent lunar settlement, but as a remote base camp for astronauts operating outside their main landing or habitation system. A full-scale EUROHAB model was unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai in September 2021. The concept was also presented at the French Pavilion of Expo 2020 in Dubai. In 2022, Spartan Space carried out tests in the Abu Dhabi desert. The project incorporated proposed contributions from Air Liquide and CEA, particularly in relation to energy management. The planned architecture combined flexible solar cells, regenerative fuel cells, and an artificial-intelligence-supported management system. EUROHAB was presented to the French Senate during a public hearing as a possible French contribution to the Artemis program. A second mock-up was exhibited at the French National Assembly in Paris in 2023. The company subsequently broadened its work beyond the main habitat structure. Spartan Space and Airbus Defence and Space completed a design for a lunar habitat airlock under a CNES commission. An airlock is essential to lunar operations because it separates the pressurized living environment from the vacuum and abrasive dust of the surface while allowing crews and equipment to move in and out. Spartan Space has also participated in European habitation initiatives. The company is involved in development connected with Lunar I-HAB, the European habitation module being developed by Thales Alenia Space in Turin. It has won development projects with both ESA and CNES and was named among the inaugural laureates of CNES's TECHTHEMOON initiative. In 2023, CNES selected Spartan Space as prime contractor for a European intra-vehicular activity spacesuit. The project, known as EuroSuit, involves MEDES and Decathlon as contributors. Unlike a surface spacesuit, an IVA suit is intended for use inside a spacecraft or habitat, where it can support crew safety, comfort, hygiene, and emergency response. Reference material reports that first images of EuroSuit appeared in November 2025. It further reports a planned developmental test aboard the International Space Station during ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's Epsilon mission in 2026, alongside a Spartan Space water-survival test campaign in Marseille. A final ground version was expected by the end of 2027. These future or recently reported milestones require continued source checking. Across its development, Spartan Space has built its identity around demonstrators, concept validation, agency-supported projects, and partnerships. Its activities illustrate the growing European effort to develop the infrastructure needed for human lunar exploration, including habitats, airlocks, energy systems, and crew garments.

• 2023

  CNES awards EuroSuit prime contract

  [1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  CNES selected Spartan Space as prime contractor for a European intra-vehicular activity spacesuit.

• 2023

  EUROHAB shown at the French National Assembly

  [1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  A second EUROHAB mock-up was exhibited at the Palais Bourbon in Paris.

• 2022

  EUROHAB desert tests

  [1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  The company conducted EUROHAB testing in the Abu Dhabi desert and presented the concept in connection with possible Artemis contributions.

• 2021

  Company founded

  [1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  Peter Weiss founded Spartan Space in France in January 2021.

• 2021

  Capital increase and new shareholders

  [1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  The company increased its capital and brought in shareholders including Jacques Rougerie, Jean-François Clervoy, and Jean-Jacques Favier.

• 2021

  EUROHAB full-scale model unveiled

  [1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  Spartan Space displayed a full-scale EUROHAB model at the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai.

A specialized European space-technology developer focused on deployable human habitation and crew-support infrastructure for lunar and other extreme environments.

• Lunar surface habitat

  EUROHAB

  EUROHAB is an inflatable lunar remote base-camp concept designed for delivery by a robotic lander. It is intended to deploy near the lunar south pole and provide a protected operating point for astronauts conducting extravehicular activities. Its development has included full-scale mock-ups, desert testing, and proposed energy systems combining flexible solar cells, regenerative fuel cells, and intelligent management software.

• Intra-vehicular activity spacesuit · 2023

  EuroSuit

  EuroSuit is a European IVA spacesuit project for use inside spacecraft and habitats. CNES appointed Spartan Space as prime contractor in 2023, with MEDES and Decathlon contributing. The suit is intended to support crew protection and operational needs in pressurized environments, distinct from a suit designed primarily for lunar surface activity.

• Lunar infrastructure

  Lunar habitat airlock

  Spartan Space and Airbus Defence and Space completed a design for an airlock for a lunar habitat under a CNES commission. The system is intended to manage the transition between a pressurized habitat and the lunar vacuum while enabling crew and equipment transfers.

• 2023

  CNES appoints Spartan Space as EuroSuit prime contractorProduct launch

  Background

  European human-spaceflight programs require crew-support equipment adapted to spacecraft and habitat interiors.

  Action taken

  CNES selected Spartan Space to lead development of a European intra-vehicular activity spacesuit, with MEDES and Decathlon as contributors.

  Aftermath

  The project became a major strand of Spartan Space's work alongside lunar habitats and airlocks. Later reported development activities included suit imagery, planned orbital testing, and water-survival testing.

  Source

• 2023

  CNES selects Spartan Space for European IVA spacesuit development[1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  CNES selected Spartan Space as prime contractor for the EuroSuit intra-vehicular activity spacesuit project, with MEDES and Decathlon participating.

• 2023

  EUROHAB mock-up exhibited at the French National Assembly[1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  A second EUROHAB mock-up was displayed at the Palais Bourbon in Paris.

• 2022

  EUROHAB undergoes desert testing in Abu Dhabi[1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Spartan Space tested the EUROHAB system in a desert environment as part of development of its lunar habitat concept.

• 2021

  Spartan Space founded in France[1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Franco-German engineer Peter Weiss founded Spartan Space in January 2021 to develop habitation systems for extreme environments.

• 2021

  Spartan Space presents EUROHAB at the International Astronautical Congress[1]Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  The company presented a full-scale model of its proposed lunar remote base camp in Dubai.

1. 1Spartan Spaceen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Spartan Space official websitespartan-space.com