Search Results for: European Space Agency (ESA)

Arianespace launched seventh Soyuz mission from Guiana Space Center taking into orbit the Sentinel-1A satellite for the European Commission

Posted on 7, April 2014 by

Kourou, French Guiana, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 6:02 pm local time in French Guiana, Arianespace successfully carried out the seventh Soyuz mission from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), orbiting the Sentinel-1A satellite for the European Commission within … Read the full press release →

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Thales Alenia Space delivered its 2nd Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) to Orbital Sciences Corporation for Cygnus spacecraft integration

Posted on 24, July 2013 by

New commercial cargo vehicle for the International Space Station gears up for operation Turin, 24-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space has delivered its second Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) to Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) for integration in the Cygnus spacecraft … Read the full press release →

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Europe’s largest spaceship Albert Einstein reached the International Space Station on 15 June

Posted on 17, June 2013 by

17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on 15 June when it docked smoothly with orbital outpost at 14:07 GMT (16:07 CEST). The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now connected … Read the full press release →

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ESA’s heaviest cargo ship Albert Einstein launched into orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

Posted on 14, June 2013 by

14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, was launched into orbit last evening from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Europe’s autonomous supply ship will perform a series of manoeuvres to dock with the International Space Station … Read the full press release →

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Astrium celebrates five years of Columbus in space and promising future prospects

Posted on 4, April 2013 by

Astrium celebrates Columbus’ fifth anniversary at its Bremen site with ESA DG Jean-Jacques Dordain, Thomas Reiter, Peter Hintze and Jens Böhrnsen Astrium secures Europe’s industrial access to space with Ariane 5, further develops Ariane 5 ME, and draws up preliminary … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, European Union, Science, Technology

ESA’s Sentinel-2C Satellite Launched to Enhance Earth’s Environmental Monitoring

Posted on 5, September 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) On September 5, 2024, the European Space Agency successfully launched the Sentinel-2C satellite from Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a Vega rocket. This marks the third satellite in the Sentinel-2 constellation, part of the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation program. … Read the full press release →

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Polish ESA Project Astronaut Sławosz Uznański to Join Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS

Posted on 5, August 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) Polish ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański will fly to the ISS on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), alongside astronauts from India and Hungary. This mission, supported by ESA and the Polish government, aims to conduct significant scientific and technological … Read the full press release →

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ESA Scientists Use Meteorite Dust to 3D Print Lunar Shelter Bricks, Inspired by LEGO®

Posted on 19, June 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) The European Space Agency (ESA) has developed 3D printed bricks, called ESA Space Bricks, using 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite dust, inspired by LEGO bricks. These bricks are part of a project to explore using space materials for building astronaut … Read the full press release →

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Viasat Demonstrates UK Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) to Enhance Navigation Accuracy and Safety

Posted on 19, January 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has successfully demonstrated a UK satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, showcasing how it can significantly improve GPS data accuracy and safety in various transport applications, including aviation. The UK SBAS … Read the full press release →

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Delft Bioengineering Institute Recognizes Outstanding MSc Graduates in Bioengineering

Posted on 20, December 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) The Delft Bioengineering Institute (BEI) has announced the winners of its annual cross-campus competition for MSc students who excelled in their graduation projects in bioengineering. In 2023, three students—Thomas Michalica, Linde Spoelstra, and Thomas Mooijman—stood out for their … Read the full press release →

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Airbus OneSat: A Transformative Satellite Solution for Thaicom

Posted on 11, September 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Thaicom, a leading Asian satellite operator, has chosen Airbus to develop its cutting-edge software-defined high throughput satellite. Airbus will provide Thaicom with a fully reconfigurable OneSat satellite, capable of dynamically adjusting its coverage, capacity, and frequency. Positioned at … Read the full press release →

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NASA-Backed Starlab Project Takes Shape with Voyager-Airbus Agreement

Posted on 2, August 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space have jointly announced a transatlantic agreement to develop and operate Starlab, a commercial space station intended to succeed the International Space Station. Voyager was awarded a $160 million Space Act Agreement … Read the full press release →

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ESSP Selected as Service Provider for Iris Air Traffic Modernization Program

Posted on 7, July 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) ESSP (European Satellite Services Provider) has been appointed as the service provider for the groundbreaking Iris air traffic modernization program. Led by the European Space Agency (ESA), Iris utilizes digital satellite communications to enhance collaboration between pilots and … Read the full press release →

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NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures second shadowy disk formation around young star

Posted on 5, May 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Astronomers have detected two shadows sweeping across the face of a vast pancake-shaped gas-and-dust disk surrounding the red dwarf star TW Hydrae. The discovery of a second shadow in just a few years could be from another disk … Read the full press release →

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Inmarsat-led consortium works on the development of UK sovereign capability in resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) for the aviation and maritime sectors

Posted on 8, June 2022 by

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that it led a consortium of UK companies that started broadcasting a satellite navigation signal as part of a programme … Read the full press release →

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Locked down on the ISS, in immersion on the Earth

Posted on 1, April 2021 by

The virtual reality cycling experience on board the ISS (PRESS RELEASE) MONTPELLIER, France, 1-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — In an effort to improve the conditions of sports activities during manned flights, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), in charge of the … Read the full press release →

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SENER Aeroespacial designed, manufactured and tested important components of the coronagraph satellite for ESA’s PROBA-3 mission

Posted on 30, March 2021 by

(PRESS RELEASE) WARSAW, 30-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SENER Group‘s aerospace arm SENER Aeroespacial announces that it has completed the testing and has provided the customer with qualification models of the mechanisms for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) PROBA-3 mission. SENER … Read the full press release →

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Rosalind Franklin will be the name of UK built ExoMars rover

Posted on 7, February 2019 by

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 7-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Science Minister Chris Skidmore and British European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Tim Peake revealed the name of the UK made ExoMars rover on an event in the ‘Mars Yard’ at Airbus Defence and Space UK … Read the full press release →

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STFC: Higgs Centre for Innovation at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh now open for applications from start-ups

Posted on 13, February 2018 by

SWINDON, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) flagship new business innovation centre – which will bring together the best of academia and industry – is now welcoming applications from start-up companies. The recently-completed Higgs Centre for Innovation at … Read the full press release →

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Thales delivers SuperCam laser for NASA’s Mars 2020 exploration programme

Posted on 25, January 2018 by

 La Défense, France, 25-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — NASA has begun building the Mars 2020 rover and integrating the instruments it will carry. The Mars 2020 mission will follow in the footsteps of Curiosity, which has been exploring Gale Crater on the … Read the full press release →

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University of Leicester’s National Centre of Earth Observation welcomes the completion of Sentinel 5-Precursor satellite

Posted on 21, July 2017 by

Sentinel-5 Precursor to provide essential air-quality and atmospheric chemistry data LEICESTER, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO) at the University of Leicester welcomes the completion of Sentinel 5-Precursor for launch this year. Sentinel-5 Precursor is part … Read the full press release →

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ESA to hold special media briefing on SmallGEO Europe’s versatile small telecom satellite platform on 18 January

Posted on 16, December 2016 by

PARIS, 16-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A special briefing on SmallGEO, Europe’s versatile small telecom satellite platform, will be held on 18 January, after Director General Jan Woerner’s annual meeting of the press at ESA HQ, Paris. The SmallGEO platform line offers … Read the full press release →

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ESA to hold press briefing on its achievements and opportunities ahead on 18 January 2017

Posted on 16, December 2016 by

PARIS, 16-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday, 18 January, ESA Director General Jan Woerner will meet the media for the traditional press breakfast to provide an overview of ESA’s achievements in 2016 and the opportunities ahead in 2017. The briefing will … Read the full press release →

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Switzerland contributes research instrument and various other technologies to ESA’s missions to Mars

Posted on 11, March 2016 by

BERN, 11-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Space Agency (ESA) will be launching the first of its two missions to Mars on 14 March. The 2016 Mission’s primary scientific objective is to determine in detail the Martian atmosphere’s composition, in particular … Read the full press release →

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ESA: Media invitation for the presentation of applications using early images from the 2nd satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme

Posted on 20, July 2015 by

PARIS, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Media representatives are invited to a presentation of potential applications using the early images from the second satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme. The event, jointly organised by ESA and the … Read the full press release →

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Inmarsat: successful transition of key voice and broadband data services for the EMEA region from Inmarsat-4 F2 (I-4 F2) to Alphasat

Posted on 27, March 2015 by

LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) today announced the successful transition of key voice and broadband data services for the EMEA region from Inmarsat-4 F2 (I-4 F2) to Alphasat, Europe’s largest and most sophisticated telecommunications satellite. The services transitioned … Read the full press release →

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Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager to give lecture at the University of Twente on 24 November

Posted on 21, November 2014 by

On 24 November, Dr Gerhard Schwehm will be talking about the mission’s latest developments and about his life’s work Enschede, Netherlands, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager, will be giving a lecture … Read the full press release →

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Global mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat confirmed successful launch of the largest satellite Alphasat on Ariane 5 ECA launcher

Posted on 30, July 2013 by

30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has confirmed the successful launch of Alphasat, the largest satellite, designated I-4A F4. Alphasat was launched on an Ariane 5 ECA, the latest version of the … Read the full press release →

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EIB financed €225m out of the total €598m cost for construction and in-orbit validation of Alphasat, the world’s largest and most sophisticated commercial satellite

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest and most sophisticated commercial satellite was launched successfully from the European Space port in Kourou, French Guiana on 25 July. Called Alphasat, it will provide advanced voice and data communications for customers across Europe, … Read the full press release →

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Selex ES proved itself able to work with the secure signal radiated by Galileo satellites

Posted on 15, July 2013 by

15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has successfully proved itself able to work with the secure signal radiated by Galileo satellites. Just days after the European Space Agency (ESA) made available the keys to “open” the encrypted Galileo … Read the full press release →

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Astrium wins ESA contracts to design Ariane 6 and continue development of Ariane 5 ME

Posted on 4, February 2013 by

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed prime contractor agreements worth €108 million with Astrium These contracts enable the start of the Ariane 6 programme, the ongoing development of Ariane 5 ME (Midlife Evolution), and the search for synergies between … Read the full press release →

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GMES: good for environment, good for jobs!

Posted on 4, December 2012 by

Brussels, 4-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — GMES, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, the European Commission’s earth observation programme will create 83 000 jobs in Europe by 2030. This is the result of a study presented by European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani today during … Read the full press release →

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Astrium CEO François Auque gives Eric Béranger and Evert Dudok new roles

Posted on 24, October 2012 by

Astrium Satellites CEO Evert Dudok becomes CEO of Astrium Services Astrium Services CEO Eric Béranger becomes CEO of Astrium Satellites Swapping the roles will enhance the level of coordination between Astrium’s Satellites and Services divisions, two areas that are becoming … Read the full press release →

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Das von Inmarsat geleitete Konsortium arbeitet an der Entwicklung der souveränen Fähigkeiten des Vereinigten Königreichs in Bezug auf robuste Positionierung, Navigation und Zeitmessung (PNT) für den Luft- und Seeverkehr

Posted on 8, June 2022 by

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LONDON, 8-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), der weltweit führende Anbieter von globaler, mobiler Satellitenkommunikation , hat bekannt gegeben, dass es ein Konsortium britischer Unternehmen geleitet hat, die mit der Ausstrahlung eines Satellitennavigationssignals als Teil eines Programms begonnen … Read the full press release →

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ESA astronaut Tim Peake talks life aboard ISS at the University of York

Posted on 26, September 2017 by

ESA astronaut Tim Peake will reveal the highs and lows of life aboard the International Space Station at a talk at the University of York. YORK, 26-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On Tuesday 26 September, a thousand-strong audience will learn about … Read the full press release →

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Leonardo-Finmeccanica to create the spectrometer for the FLEX mission as part of the ESA’s ‘Earth Explorer’ Programme

Posted on 10, November 2016 by

Climate change: 74 million contract from ESA Leonardo will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study the actual photosynthetic activity of vegetation on a global scale The data will provide valuable information on plant health in … Read the full press release →

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Airbus Group and Safran announce the creation of their new Joint Venture named Airbus Safran Launchers

Posted on 3, December 2014 by

New Company With Initial Workforce of 450 Will be Named Airbus Safran Launchers Transaction Reaffirms Companies’ Determination to Boost Competitiveness and Ensure Profitability of European Space Launcher Business ESA Approval of Industrial Ariane 6 Proposal Confirms the Relevance of the … Read the full press release →

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