Astronika is a Polish space company founded in 2013 that specializes in designing, manufacturing, integrating, and testing space mechanisms and instruments. Their products include deployable booms, antennas, hold-down and release mechanisms, geological penetrators, and other custom-made solutions for space exploration. Astronika partners with organizations like ESA, NASA, DLR and Airbus, and participates in missions such as ExoMars, JUICE, HERA, and InSight. Associated keywords include: space mechanisms, antennas, deployable structures, planetary exploration, and CubeSats.
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On October 31, the ESA revealed that a reliability test conducted at Astronika's facilities in Warsaw successfully demonstrated the deployment of both ramps, taking approximately five minutes on the Martian surface.
In a June 2024 update, Astronika claimed that their engineers would help save the historic ESA mission to Mars and detailed their role in the project, including ramp development.
Astronika's participation was formally confirmed in April 2025, one month after Airbus was designated as the main contractor for the landing platform.
While Airbus received the contract to develop the landing platform in March, the Polish company Astronika appears to have started work on the escape system at least a year earlier.
On 31 October, ESA revealed that a confidence test at Astronika’s facility in Warsaw demonstrated the successful deployment of both ramps.
Polish space-mechanics specialist Astronika began work on the egress system at least a year before Airbus was awarded the contract for the landing platform.
Brno University of Technology from the Czech Republic and Astronika from Poland will deliver the radar instrument for Juventas.