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 in Stevenage. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, News, Russia, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged British science, Chris Skidmore, Colin Paynter, Dr Alice Bunn, ESA, ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars mission, European Space Agency, ExoMars rover, Johann-Dietrich ‘Jan’ Wörner, Mars, Oxia Planum, Robotic Exploration, Rosalind Elsie Franklin, Rosalind Franklin, Roscosmos, Tim Peake, UK Space Agency
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 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
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 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
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
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Environment, France, Germany, Media, Science, Technology
Tagged air pollution, Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, European Space Agency
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
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
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
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
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Tagged European Space Agency, ExoMars program, SENER
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 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
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, News, Romania, Science, Technology
Tagged Agile software development, Catalin Bordei, Compass, ElasticSearch, ESA, European Space Agency, Florentina Petcu, innobyte, Jakob Livschitz, jQuery, jQuery UI, relational databases, software repository, space software, space technology, Symfony, symfony portals, symfony solutions
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
DUBLIN, 18-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Collaborative research led by geologists at Trinity College Dublin has found strong evidence that one of the largest preserved impact structures on Earth was caused by a comet colliding with our planet over 1.8 billion … Read the full press release
As the Rosetta space probe prepares for its historic attempt to deploy a lander on comet ‘67P’, BAE Systems reveals the cutting edge technology it pioneered which makes the €1.3 billion programme possible. LONDON, 3-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At its … Read the full press release
The European Space Agency has awarded the phase B contract for Neosat to Airbus Defence and Space and TAS Operational from 2019, the new platform will be optimised for electric propulsion Paris, France, 20-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space, number … Read the full press release
Cannes, France, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosetta, the European Space Agency probe that was launched towards the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on March 2, 2004, has been “woken up” after being placed into deep space hibernation on June 8, 2011. In the nearly ten … Read the full press release
Courcouronnes, 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Snecma (Safran) annonce la mise en service de ses quatre propulseurs plasmiques PPS®1350-G sur le satellite lancé par Ariane 5 le 25 juillet dernier pour l’opérateur Inmarsat. Cette mise en route s’est effectuée par étapes successives du 9 … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Electronics & Machinery, France, Technology
Tagged Alphabus platform, Alphasat satellite, Ariane 5 rocket, Astrium, Centre national d'études spatiales, David Quancard, European Space Agency, Giulia Lecarrié, Inmarsat, PPS®1350-G plasma thrusters, Safran, Snecma, Thales Alenia Space
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
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Science, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Alphasat, Ariane 5 ECA launcher, European Space Agency, French Guiana, Global mobile satellite communications, Guiana Space Centre, Inmarsat, Inmarsat satellites, Kourou, satellite, the largest satellite
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
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Science, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Alphasat, Centre national d'études spatiales, CNES, commercial satellite, EADS Astrium Satellites, EIB, ESA, European Space Agency, in-orbit validation, Inmarsat, Thales Alenia, voice and data communications
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
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
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Albert Einstein, Ariane 5, Arianespace, ATV Control Centre, Automated Transfer Vehicle, CNES, ESA, European Space Agency, French Guiana, French space agency, Georges Lemaître, International Space Station, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Kourou, orbit, Spaceport, Thomas Reiter, Zvezda module
UPDATE 13 JUNE: CALL FOR MEDIA 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESA will be present at the 50th Paris Air & Space Show at Le Bourget with a pavilion at its traditional and central place, near the full-size Ariane 5 and Ariane … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, European Union, Media, Science, Technology
Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, Le Bourget, Paris Air & Space Show, space