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San Javier has been selected as one of the new headquarters for a Business Incubation Centre run by the European Space Agency, and it's a really significant moment for the area and for the future of the old San Javier airport.

 

The centre will be based at the former airport facilities, where work is already underway to create a dual technology hub focused on the aerospace sector, with that part of the project due to open next summer.

 

The Business Incubation Centre will sit alongside it, co-financed and coordinated through the Spanish Space Agency and the European Space Agency.

 

The plans allow for up to four startups to be incubated at a time over three-year periods, which could mean as many as 12 new space sector companies getting their start at the San Javier site, bringing skilled jobs and fresh investment to the area.

 

Mayor José Miguel Luengo described the news as "good news for the CAETRA project, for the entire Region of Murcia and for San Javier."

 

It looks like the old airport is set to become a hub of activity on several fronts. The OM2 project will establish a Centre for the Recovery and Conservation of species from the Mar Menor, combining scientific work with a cultural and tourism element, with the preliminary project due to be presented shortly.

 

Alongside that, the CAETRA aerospace technology project is already drawing major events to the site, including UNVEX 2026, the largest drone gathering in Spain, which is set to take place at the airport on September 17 and 18.

 

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