Public Administration After the first three introductory sessions on the EU directive on the resilience of critical entities, the “Space 4 Critical Infrastructures” series turned towards its first thematic sessions. The webinar on “Public Administration” showcased how space can boost the preparedness of public administration in a number of threats and natural disasters that…
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OBSERVER: CAMS, the Copernicus service that helps protect your skin from the summer sun motta@spacetec… Thu, 07/07/2022 – 09:48 Something to keep in mind for your sunny holiday. Summer has come to the Northern Hemisphere and European citizens are preparing their “must-have” products for their holidays. A usual suspect, sunscreen, figures at the top of…
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July 1st marks the start of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. As the host country of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), it’s safe to say that space will play a key role in achieving some of the presidency’s top priorities. The Council presidency rotates among the EU…
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OBSERVER: Copernicus for the preservation of global cultural heritage sites motta@spacetec… Thu, 30/06/2022 – 15:00 The European Union is one of the leading global actors supporting culture as a foundational aspect of nationhood, and thus actively supports and fosters national identities and collective memory in celebration and preservation of cultural diversity. Amongst the most important…
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On 30 June and 1 July 2022, the European Commission organises an Information Day and a Networking Event for potential applicants to the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2022 calls for proposals. Read more and register here (link). The European Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) would like to invite you to an information…
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The EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) will take responsibility for the Programme’s Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) Front Desk operations service, following a Commission’s Decision of 03 June 2022. The responsibility will be transferred from the European Satellite Centre (SatCen), who currently operates the service, to EUSPA’s Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (GSMC) in…
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(The information has been updated as of 29 July 2022) The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is re-opening a testing campaign for INAV improvements implementation and hereby invites external stakeholders to express their interest in participating in such testing campaign. The testing will cover any of the three I/NAV improvements (SSP, FEC-2,…
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OBSERVER: How Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich improves the Copernicus Marine Service Ocean Data Catalogue motta@spacetec… Thu, 23/06/2022 – 09:17 The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. Credit: ESA Following Jason-3, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is now the new reference altimetry mission satellite to provide the most precise sea level data in the world. This unique feature has allowed…
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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…
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You read our news, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, watch our YouTube videos, download our publications, and subscribe to our weekly Watch This Space Newsletter. Maybe you’ve even attended an event or two. But does that make you ‘space smart’? To find out, it’s time to put your EU Space knowledge to the test…
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