Planck was invited to contribute to Norway's national space strategy, the second national strategy Planck has taken part in, after Norway's quantum strategy. Space is a natural fit for what Planck does: gas handling and storage in extreme environments, the same capability behind our European Space Agency work on oxygen storage for life support.
Planck's core argument: Norway's advantage in space is owning the ideas, not the factories. A small, high-cost country can't win on mass production, but it can design and own IP-rich deep technology at home and license it globally: capital-light, high-margin, with the value staying in Norway. Planck put three points to the strategy: weight scarce public funding toward IP-rich deep tech rather than manufacturing Norway can't compete on; make national, ESA, and EU funding genuinely reachable for small deep-tech companies; and treat space and energy as a single bet: the same materials that let an astronaut breathe can capture CO₂ and store hydrogen at home.
Being asked into these conversations signals that Norway sees Planck's technology as relevant to its long-term priorities, not just its current projects.