Bundesverband studentischer Raumfahrt e.V. - BVSR

What Bundesverband studentischer Raumfahrt e.V. - BVSR does

Bundesverband studentischer Raumfahrt e.V. (BVSR) is a German non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein, Vereinsregister VR 84771 at Amtsgericht Darmstadt) founded in 2021 and headquartered in Darmstadt at the facilities of TU Darmstadt Space Technology e.V. (TUDSaT). The organization functions as the national umbrella association (Dachverband) for student spaceflight in Germany, uniting 19 full member associations across German universities and 2 correspondence members in Austria — including WARR (Germany's largest student space group), KSat Stuttgart, HyEnD Stuttgart, TUDSaT Darmstadt, Space Team Aachen, and others. BVSR's stated mission is to promote spaceflight education, strengthen cooperation among member associations, and provide unified representation to industry partners and policymakers.

BVSR does not develop proprietary technology. Its operational offering consists of (a) internal digital collaboration services for members — BVSR Wiki (knowledge database), Cloud (file storage), Chat (communication), SSO (single sign-on), Pad (notes), Pastebin (encrypted text sharing), Status (service monitoring), and Antrag (voting/submissions) — hosted on TUDSaT infrastructure at TU Darmstadt; (b) programmatic initiatives including the ODIN theoretical rocket design competition, the Starlab Pioneers initiative with commercial space station operator Starlab, the Vision 2035 strategic roadmap, and an annual member conference; and (c) advocacy and partnership brokering between member associations and industry stakeholders.

BVSR operates as a non-commercial entity. It does not charge membership fees and derives funding from voluntary supporting memberships (Fördermitgliedschaften), event-related sponsorship, and donations. OHB System AG has served as the first supporting member since 2024, and the ODIN competition has attracted six additional industry sponsors (Neuraspace, HyImpulse, MT Aerospace, Wolf Engineering, Boltzplatz, autonomIQ) for the 2025-2026 cycles. The organization is governed by an elected executive board and operates with a small team of approximately 7 personnel, with no disclosed revenue.

Name

Bundesverband studentischer Raumfahrt e.V. - BVSR

Legal name

Bundesverband studentischer Raumfahrt e.V.

Website

https://bvsr.space

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BVSR is a German non-profit umbrella association uniting 20+ student spaceflight associations across Germany and Austria, providing coordination, advocacy, and programs such as the ODIN rocket design competition and Starlab Pioneers initiative, funded by industry supporting members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Supporting Membership Fees: BVSR operates as a non-profit registered association (e.V.) and relies on supporting members (Fördermitglieder) who provide regular financial support. OHB System AG has been a supporting member since 2024.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BVSR is a national umbrella (Dachverband) that unites 19 full and 2 correspondence student spaceflight associations across Germany and Austria. It promotes spaceflight education, strengthens cooperation among member organizations, and represents a unified voice to the space industry and policy stakeholders through programs such as the ODIN rocket design competition, the Starlab Pioneers initiative, the Vision 2035 strategic roadmap, and an annual conference.

Product overview

BVSR (Bundesverband studentischer Raumfahrt e.V.) is a German national umbrella association for student spaceflight organizations. The organization provides a suite of internal digital services including BVSR Wiki (knowledge database), BVSR Cloud (file storage), BVSR Chat (communication), BVSR Antrag (voting/submissions), BVSR SSO (single sign-on), BVSR Pad (notes/protocols), BVSR Pastebin (encrypted text sharing), and BVSR Status (service monitoring). BVSR also operates member-focused initiatives including ODIN (a rocket design competition), Starlab Pioneers (space station collaboration), Vision 2035 (strategic roadmap), and an annual conference. The organization connects 20+ member student spaceflight associations across Germany and Austria through its digital infrastructure and programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Starlab Pioneers: A joint initiative between BVSR and Starlab (commercial successor to the ISS) to explore experiments, technologies, and business models for the upcoming space station.
• ODIN

Products and services

• Supporting Membership (Fördermitgliedschaft)
• ODIN (Orbital launcher Design competItioN)
• Starlab Pioneers
• Annual BVSR Conference (Konferenz)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• OHB System AGcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024OHB System AG is BVSR's first supporting member (Fördermitglied) since 2024. As a major European space systems company, OHB provides financial support and industry visibility to the student space flight association.
• StarlabflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBVSR cooperates with Starlab in the Starlab Pioneers initiative, exploring experiments, technologies, and business models for the upcoming Starlab commercial space station. The partnership includes workshops, Q&A sessions, and a Space Mission Hackathon with 9,000 CHF/EUR prize money.
• TU Darmstadt Space Technology e.V. (TUDSaT)coreTechnology or IntegrationTUDSaT hosts BVSR's web servers on their tudsat-cluster infrastructure located at the Hochschulrechenzentrum (HRZ) of TU Darmstadt. TUDSaT administrators have physical access to the server infrastructure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC): Global non-governmental, non-profit organization representing university students and young professionals (ages 18-35) to the United Nations and the space industry; mirrors BVSR's role as an aggregator and policy interlocutor for next-generation space participants.
• SEDS - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: Global student-run space organization with chapters at universities worldwide, performing the same coordinating function for student spaceflight groups that BVSR performs in Germany; structurally the closest international analog.
• UKSEDS - UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: UK national student space network serving as a bridge between student projects and the UK space industry (including the UKSA), directly comparable to BVSR's role in Germany.

Broad incumbents

• AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Largest US aerospace professional society running student branches, design competitions, and conferences; comparable in the function of convening students and industry, though at much greater scale and a professional (not purely student) scope.
• International Astronautical Federation (IAF): Worldwide federation of space agencies, industry, and professional societies hosting the IAC congress; represents the highest-level global convening body that BVSR and its members engage with, providing scale and policy context.
• DGLR - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt: Germany's senior professional aerospace society spanning industry, academia, and government; broader and older than BVSR, but addresses an overlapping community and engages similar corporate partners across the German space sector.

Emerging players

• ESERO - European Space Education Resource Office: ESA's education network operating in multiple European countries to support space-related STEM teaching in schools and universities; a potential collaborator or partial substitute for BVSR's educational outreach mission at the European level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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