Danube Orbit helps Central and Eastern European space companies and research institutes enter the United States market — connecting what they build to the customers, agencies and partners who need it.
Three kinds of work, usually in this order, and often at the same time.
Where your technology fits in the US market, who actually buys it, what it costs to compete there, and whether now is the moment.
Introductions to primes, satellite operators, integrators and investors, with preparation before the meeting and follow-through after it.
Federal and state agencies, procurement routes, export control questions, and the compliance groundwork a US counterpart expects to see.
Danube Orbit was built on institutional work rather than sales: human spaceflight programmes, European space policy, and negotiation between governments.
Involvement in Hungary's return to human spaceflight through the Axiom Mission 4 flight to the International Space Station, and the national programme behind it — the coordination between a government, a commercial operator and an international partner that such a mission requires.
Work across the European space landscape: ESA and EU programmes, national delegations, and the funding and procurement mechanisms that shape what European companies can offer abroad.
Negotiation and representation in multilateral settings, where space policy, export control regimes and international agreements are made, and where reputations are built long before contracts are signed.
Short engagements with a clear end point, not open-ended retainers.
We look at your technology, your readiness and your goals, and say plainly whether the US market is worth the effort now, later, or not at all.
A specific plan: target customers and agencies, the regulatory path, the conferences worth attending, the people to meet, and a realistic budget.
We open the doors, prepare you for the conversations that follow, and stay involved until the relationships stand without us.
Central European space companies rarely fail in the United States for technical reasons. They fail because nobody knew which office to call, which rule applied, or how an American buyer decides — and because trust in this sector is built through institutions and personal credibility, not through cold outreach.
That is the work we do. We come from government affairs, diplomacy and international programme management, and we use those instincts on behalf of companies that deserve a hearing in the world's largest space market.
Tell us what you build and where you would like it used. The first conversation costs nothing.