Tag Archives: European Space Agency

Thales Alenia Space’s Sentinel-1C Satellite Launches to Advance Earth Observation and Climate Research

(IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space’s Sentinel-1C satellite successfully launched aboard a Vega C rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, enhancing the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme. Joining its predecessor, Sentinel-1A, the satellite delivers high-resolution radar imagery for environmental monitoring, disaster response, and … Read the full press release

Orange and Nordnet Collaborate to Provide Superfast Satellite Internet in France

(IN BRIEF) Orange, a leading telecommunications company in France, has launched the “Orange Satellite with Nordnet” offering to provide superfast broadband access across mainland France. Priced at €49.99 per month, this satellite-based service is aimed at customers without access to … Read the full press release

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

(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

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

(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

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

(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

Aceita o desafio do 3º CASSINI Hackathon para revitalizar o turismo!

(COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA) COIMBRA, Portugal, 14-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — O 3º CASSINI Hackathon, que irá decorrer entre os dias 12 e 14 de maio em 10 cidades da Europa, entre as quais Coimbra, é um evento à escala europeia que … Read the full press release

UK start-up Smart Green Shipping developed a wind-assist power solution based on America’s Cup wing sails to reduce CO2 emissions in the shipping industry

(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 10-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Research and Innovation, non-departmental public body of the Government of UK that directs research and innovation funding, has announced that a UK start-up called Smart Green Shipping is using satellite data to … Read the full press release

Rosalind Franklin will be the name of UK built ExoMars rover

(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

European Space Agency to host second edition of ‘Space for Inspiration’ from 29–31 October, Bilbao, Spain

PARIS, 16-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Media are invited to the second edition of ‘Space for Inspiration’, an international conference organised by the European Space Agency for everyone curious about space exploration and why it matters. The event takes place in Bilbao, Spain, … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space won contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Phase A study of LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)

Thales Alenia Space wins ESA study contract for LISA mission to investigate the history of Universe CANNES, 06-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has won a … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus Neo product line enters qualification phases and manufacturing process

Critical design review successfully achieved CANNES, 18-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space announces that a major milestone for Spacebus Neo development has been achieved and put on track the qualification and manufacturing of this very innovative product line. Thales … Read the full press release

Airbus one of four suppliers for European Space Agency’s DIAS, the Copernicus Data and Information Access Service

Airbus has been awarded a four year contract BRUSSELS, 18-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to be one of four suppliers for DIAS, the Copernicus Data and Information Access Service. DIAS will … Read the full press release

European Space Agency: Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite delivered its first images of air pollution

PARIS, 22-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Launched into orbit on 13 October, the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite has delivered its first images of air pollution. To mark this important milestone, ESA, the European Commission and the German Aerospace Centre DLR invite media representatives … Read the full press release

Start-up incubated at the ESA BIC Harwell set to overhaul breast screening in the UK

SWINDON, 04-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — From space cots to bed bugs, to bicycle bell satnavs and sustainable farm food – whatever the sector, the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centre in Harwell (ESA BIC Harwell) has supported them all. It is … Read the full press release

First results from the Gaia satellite revealed

SWINDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The first results from the Gaia satellite, which is completing an unprecedented census of more than one billion stars in the Milky Way, are being released today to astronomers and the public. The release marks the … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space, European Space Agency partner to ensure the safe and precise landing of the Russian Luna-Resource lunar lander

ESA awards new contract to continue developing PILOT lunar landing system BERLIN, 06-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, and the European Space Agency (ESA), have signed a contract for the early development of … Read the full press release

SENER participates in European Space Agency’s ExoMars program

MADRID, 14-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The SENER engineering and technology group is participating in ExoMars, a European Space Agency (ESA) program that includes two missions: ExoMars 2016, which consists of an orbiter and a descent module that will land on Mars, and ExoMars … Read the full press release

First relay satellite of the SpaceDataHighway EDRS-A successfully launched into geostationary orbit

BLAGNAC, 04-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EDRS-A, the first relay satellite of the SpaceDataHighway, was successfully launched into geostationary orbit on 30 January 2016. After a test period, it will become operational for its first end-user customer by mid-2016. The SpaceDataHighway system will … Read the full press release

Innobyte developed new European Space Software Repository for the European Space Agency

Innobyte supported the European Space Agency for the development of the European Space Software Repository (ESSR), an ESA information web portal that promotes reuse of Software including Open Source Software, and provides all parties involved in European Space software development … Read the full press release

Inmarsat: SwiftBroadband Safety will play integral part in the future European air traffic management (ATM) infrastructure

LONDON, 28-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat, has today announced that SwiftBroadband Safety will play an integral part in the future European air traffic management (ATM) infrastructure. The announcement follows the signing of a contract between Inmarsat and the European Space Agency … Read the full press release