Articles with the latest EU space news, with an emphasis on Earth Observation, Satellite Navigation and Satellite Communication news from Europe
On 23 December 2021, Copernicus Sentinel-1B experienced an anomaly related to the instrument electronics power supply provided by the satellite platform, leaving it unable to deliver radar data. Since then spacecraft operators and engineers have been working tirelessly to rectify the issue. Unfortunately, despite all concerted efforts, ESA and the European Commission announce that it […]Read More
In the summer edition of the monthly digest, we share some of the most important news and insights that we shared with you over the past month. Open Calls Network At the end of June and beginning of July we held webinars as part of the Open Calls Network. We talked with industry specialists and […]Read More
Space Forge is transforming return from space to enable revolutionary products, for the benefit of humanity. The ForgeStar vehicle is a low-cost, independent, reusable space vehicle, which can perform scalable manufacturing in orbit. It will develop and manufacture new materials and products, for space alongside non-space organisations, who can then reap the benefits of in-space manufacturing […]Read More
Tired of the nine-to-five grind? Spacing out at your desk while thinking of launching your own start-up? It’s time to stop dreaming, buckle up and get ready for lift off towards exciting opportunities in space! The Space Academy, a new initiative by the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), is your ticket to creating ground-breaking new […]Read More
Agriculture is one of the key application areas of satellite data. We have all heard about precision farming using satellite navigation signals and a large array of Earth Observation techniques that help farmers identify soil characteristics and crop health. In this article we describe these techniques in a list of space data ‘indices’ that describe […]Read More
Earlier this week we attended the ESA Space in Business Growth Network (ESA-BSGN) Space for Inspiration conference at ESA’s technological heart at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands. An inspirational week in space! This warm week in July was a very exciting week in space, with a lot happening! The highlight that made major headlines were the […]Read More
How can we measure the wellbeing of our planet? Scientists and researchers in Germany are now offered a new platform for analysing Earth observation satellite data. The new EO-Lab has been commissioned by the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and […]Read More
Every first Wednesday of the month the UK-based Satellite Applications Catapult organises “Satuccino“, a fast-paced networking event, centred around funding and collaboration opportunities for space companies in the UK. Although usually hosted at the Satellite Applications Catapult facility on Harwell Campus, this is very much a networking event for the entire space entrepreneurship community in […]Read More
Drawing on the good experience of the European Centre for Space Law, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher established in 2022 the European Centre for Space Economy and Commerce (ECSECO). The main objective of ECSECO is to provide a European platform for interdisciplinary discussions and research on space economy and commerce. Interdisciplinarity lies at the heart […]Read More
Since 2018, the Agency organises the ‘EDA Defence Innovation Prize’ which rewards companies and research entities who come up with ground-breaking technologies, products, processes or services applicable in the defence domain. The contest aims to stimulate defence innovation in Europe and provide non-traditional defence stakeholders (civil industries, SMEs, research organisations, universities, etc.) with an opportunity […]Read More
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