At the ESA BIC kick-off, the Secretary of State for Economics Mrs. Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut released a balloon -  a flying machine from last year's ESNC Winner Hybrid Airplane. The goal of the new incubation Center with ist two sites in Reutlingen and Friedrichshafen is to boost Startups on their way to market. "It is important to translate technologies from space research into terrestrial products," was said from the Secretary of State in her opening speech.