Comments on: TO SPACE: Estonia is eager to join European Space Agency. How the business works? (VIDEO) http://www.testmarket.eu/2009/11/to-space-estonia-wants-to-become-member-of-european-space-agency-what-are-the-opportunities-ahead-video/ Estonian technology stories Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:52:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Luca G. Bochese http://www.testmarket.eu/2009/11/to-space-estonia-wants-to-become-member-of-european-space-agency-what-are-the-opportunities-ahead-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 Luca G. Bochese Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:20:03 +0000 http://www.tigerprises.com/?p=806#comment-1752 Our company has a very good record on designing special cutting tools for aerospace and defense, we have Beretta, Airmacchi Agusta, Oto Melara, Breda as customers. We also have good records in power generation, as we delivered special reamers for a project in high energy R&D in CERN Genève in Switzerland. We were included in the database of Estonian aerospace companies. We were, ... as after our participation to Russian defense show VTTVOmsk.ru (as the only company from Estonia) and the winning of a gold medal prize for R&D by Russian Ministry of Commerce , the cooperation with the Tank Engineering Centre for gearbox measurement, the involvement in the SU-MK30I engine shaft manufacturing in HAL India, ...our listing has been removed. The new project with China on laser measurement in high altitude-low pressure environment will take place in China and will be, as all our R&D projects, 100% self financed. Was it a political reason? I do not know and I also do not care. I think that Estonia needs a more pragmatical and less ideological approach. Then, welcome to ESA, but I feel it is not profitable to turn our back to the Eastern countries. It is not a shame for us to be active and cooperate with Russian and Chinese Space Agencies. We are proud of it, and we want to have happy customers both in the West and in the East. :-) Luca G. Bochese Feanor CEO Our company has a very good record on designing special cutting tools for aerospace and defense, we have Beretta, Airmacchi Agusta, Oto Melara, Breda as customers.
We also have good records in power generation, as we delivered special reamers for a project in high energy R&D in CERN Genève in Switzerland.
We were included in the database of Estonian aerospace companies. We were, … as after our participation to Russian defense show VTTVOmsk.ru (as the only company from Estonia) and the winning of a gold medal prize for R&D by Russian Ministry of Commerce , the cooperation with the Tank Engineering Centre for gearbox measurement, the involvement in the SU-MK30I engine shaft manufacturing in HAL India, …our listing has been removed.

The new project with China on laser measurement in high altitude-low pressure environment will take place in China and will be, as all our R&D projects, 100% self financed.

Was it a political reason? I do not know and I also do not care.
I think that Estonia needs a more pragmatical and less ideological approach.
Then, welcome to ESA, but I feel it is not profitable to turn our back to the Eastern countries.
It is not a shame for us to be active and cooperate with Russian and Chinese Space Agencies. We are proud of it, and we want to have happy customers both in the West and in the East. :-)

Luca G. Bochese
Feanor CEO

]]> By: Toivo Tänavsuu http://www.testmarket.eu/2009/11/to-space-estonia-wants-to-become-member-of-european-space-agency-what-are-the-opportunities-ahead-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 Toivo Tänavsuu Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:41:24 +0000 http://www.tigerprises.com/?p=806#comment-1727 Good points, Artjom. Bottom line here is that by ESA membership Estonia's aim is not to exit from the current economic recession. There are only about 15-20 companies that could ideally sell something to ESA in foreseeable future. It's more of a quality mark for Estonia. PR one might say. ESA membership is another argument for taking Estonia's innovative economy seriously. I wrote an article about that in today's Eesti Ekspress as well. Good points, Artjom.
Bottom line here is that by ESA membership Estonia’s aim is not to exit from the current economic recession. There are only about 15-20 companies that could ideally sell something to ESA in foreseeable future.
It’s more of a quality mark for Estonia. PR one might say. ESA membership is another argument for taking Estonia’s innovative economy seriously. I wrote an article about that in today’s Eesti Ekspress as well.

]]> By: Артём Курапов http://www.testmarket.eu/2009/11/to-space-estonia-wants-to-become-member-of-european-space-agency-what-are-the-opportunities-ahead-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Артём Курапов Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:28:07 +0000 http://www.tigerprises.com/?p=806#comment-1726 I don't mean to be pessimistic or anything, but here is some criticism about interview.. :) 1. Lots of water (talking about being responsable in the market.. thats basic for any market) 2. Not ground-based. I mean watching after crops on a field from space (this was done in France) is good if you need it (meaning you have agriculture) - Estonia doesn't, everything comes from Iowa (US). Obviously right now Estonia needs 2 things - atomic energy (not part of this talk) and being integrated more closely in EU.. last part can be somehow tied to space. For example military purposes. Since Estonia doesn't have Japan's economy it will probably struggle for 10-30 years more for minor subcontracts in this field (making parts of sattelites, writing software) I don’t mean to be pessimistic or anything, but here is some criticism about interview.. :)
1. Lots of water (talking about being responsable in the market.. thats basic for any market)
2. Not ground-based. I mean watching after crops on a field from space (this was done in France) is good if you need it (meaning you have agriculture) – Estonia doesn’t, everything comes from Iowa (US).

Obviously right now Estonia needs 2 things – atomic energy (not part of this talk) and being integrated more closely in EU.. last part can be somehow tied to space. For example military purposes.

Since Estonia doesn’t have Japan’s economy it will probably struggle for 10-30 years more for minor subcontracts in this field (making parts of sattelites, writing software)

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