Horizon 2020 Space Information Day 2016
Horizon 2020” is about to take the next step: The updated Work Programme for the 2017 Space call will be presented at the Horizon 2020 Space Information Day 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal
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The latest NEREUS-Position Paper: “Recommendations on adding a regional dimension to the European Space Strategy”
NEREUS, Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies, is an initiative by regions from all over Europe, which share as Full Members its governance. Emphasis is placed on the use of space technologies. The network aims to explore the benefits of space technologies for Regions and their citizens and to spread their applications. NEREUS is a […]
SPACE APP CAMP. Wanted: Mobile Apps to Handle Big Data from Space
There are thousands of ways to enrich apps with data from space – what’s yours? Enter the challenge! For the fifth time, ESA will be inviting 20 developers to its ESRIN location in Frascati (including travel expenses and accommodation). The Space App Camp is an opportunity to spend a week with like-minded people, gaining insight into […]
The European Strategic Cluster Partnership SPACE2ID at the European Innovation Week in Taiwan
Under the European Commission’s top priority of driving economic growth by fostering innovation and, in particular, the SME’s innovation capacity and their ability to compete on a global scale, the European Strategic Cluster Partnership SPACE2ID dealing with the promotion of European Space Applications for Global Emerging Industries and Societal Challenges, was represented at the European […]
ESA Earth Observation Entrepreneurship Initiative. Call open – deadline 19 June 2016
The European Space Agency (ESA) is now inviting entrepreneurs to submit innovative ideas to the Earth Observation Entrepreneurship Initiative (EOEI) Call until 19 June 2016 12:00 CET.
Space Solutions conference: bringing space to Earth
A major European space conference is taking place in the Netherlands at the end of this month, highlighting the vital role that space technology plays in all our lives, and helping European industry to explore its business potential. The European Space Solutions conference will take place at the World Forum Convention Centre from 30 May […]
Launch of Galileo satellites 13/14
The latest satellites in Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system will be launched together on 24 May. Galileos 13 and 14 are scheduled to lift off at 08:48:43 GMT (05:48:43 local time, 10:48:43 CEST) on 24 May from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana atop a Soyuz launcher. They are expected to become operational, after initial in-orbit […]
Sentinel-3 and the ocean carbon conundrum
Each year, about a quarter of the carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere ends up in the ocean, but how it happens is still not fully understood. The Sentinel-3A satellite is poised to play an important role in shedding new light on this exchange. Initially, the fact that the oceans are absorbing a significant […]
ESA in partnership with Europe’s railways
Europe’s railway network plays a vital role in keeping our continent on the move. A new ESA initiative is considering the ways that space can add value to the network as it enters its third century of operations. Space4Rail aims to support the railway community by raising awareness of the added value that space systems […]
Third Sentinel satellite launched for Copernicus
The third ESA-developed satellite carrying four Earth-observing instruments was launched today, ready to provide a ‘bigger picture’ for Europe’s Copernicus environment programme. The 1150 kg Sentinel-3A satellite was carried into orbit on a Rockot launcher from Plesetsk, Russia, at 17:57 GMT (18:57 CET; 20:57 local time) on 16 February. After a first burn starting about […]
