Category: EU News

The European GNSS Service Centre is getting ready for next-gen Galileo services

The EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) publishes a procurement on the “Evolution of the European GNSS Service Centre (E-GSC) Infrastructure”. To encourage the widest participation possible, the Agency is organizing an industry day to present the details of the call on 15 February 2022 at 10.00. A key link between Galileo and its…
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EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics: Commission awards €5 million to winning project

EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics: Commission awards €5 million to winning project admin Thu, 03/02/2022 – 16:08 The winner of the €5 million EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics is Greece-based project EarlY WArning System for Mosquito-borne Diseases (EYWA). Every year, more than 1 billion people suffer from vector-borne diseases such as malaria,…
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OBSERVER: Copernicus Climate and Atmosphere services provide 2021 climate insights on a global scale

OBSERVER: Copernicus Climate and Atmosphere services provide 2021 climate insights on a global scale knight@spacete… Thu, 03/02/2022 – 11:14 C3S and CAMS find that concentrations of greenhouse gases continued to rise during 2021, with particularly large increases in methane; the last seven years were the warmest reported on record! The Sentinels that are a part…
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Matthias Maurer testet Beton auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS

Wie verhält sich frisch gegossener Beton in der Schwerelosigkeit? Und wie kann dies zum Umweltschutz auf der Erde beitragen? Der deutsche ESA-Astronaut Matthias Maurer hat Anfang Februar 2022 auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS Antworten auf diese Fragen gesucht. News / Raumfahrt Read More

Galileo SAR delivers best performance since declared operational in December 2016

The Galileo SAR reached new heights with a record-breaking location accuracy performance of 98.12% below 2km. The EU constellation is the biggest contributor to the Cospas-Sarsat MEOSAR system.  The Galileo Search and Rescue Service (SAR) was launched on 15 December 2016 to provide aid to people in distress or imminent danger. The Galileo SAR service…
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Schwerelose Plattentiere – Wie beeinflusst Gravitation genetische Informationen

Normalerweise mögen es Plattentiere schon etwas wärmer. Für die Wissenschaft hat es das einfachste mehrzellige Tier der Welt nach Nordschweden verschlagen – und von dort aus für kurze Zeit in die Schwerelosigkeit. An Bord der Höhenforschungsrakete MAPHEUS-9 des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) hoben die Meeresorganismen am 29. Januar 2022 erfolgreich vom Raketenstartplatz…
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Biopflaster aus dem 3D-Drucker

Menschliche Zellen aus dem 3D-Drucker, mit der Hautwunden wie mit einem Heftpflaster abgedeckt werden können – das ist das langfristige Ziel des Experiments Bioprint FirstAid. Im Rahmen der Mission “Cosmic Kiss” hat der deutsche ESA-Astronaut Matthias Maurer die Versuchsreihe nun auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS durchgeführt. Das mobile Handgerät soll die Wundversorgung auf Weltraummissionen, aber…
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Save the date: EO4GEO Final Conference

The EO4GEO Final Conference, organized by the EO4GEO Alliance, will be held in Brussels and online on the 17-18 May 2022. More information will come soon.   2022, EO4GEO, Events, News Events – NEREUS | NEREUS Read More

OBSERVER: Copernicus Marine 2021 product release: upgrades across the Blue & White Ocean products

OBSERVER: Copernicus Marine 2021 product release: upgrades across the Blue & White Ocean products knight@spacete… Thu, 27/01/2022 – 11:38 Monitoring the health of the Blue (physical), White (sea ice) and Green (biogeochemical) Ocean on a global and regional scale is essential for our understanding of the global climate system’s state at any given time. For…
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The EUSPA EO and GNSS Market Report is out! Did you get your copy?

To help you better appreciate and reap the full benefits of space technology, EUSPA experts compiled the “EUSPA EO and GNSS Market Report“.  The 216-page long release is the ultimate guide to anyone who seeks to make the EU Space technologies part of their business plan, develop new space downstream applications and see a tangible…
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