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Follow-up: Space for Infrastructures webinar on the proposed EU-Directive on the resilience of critical entities , 29 March 2022

The first webinar of “Space for Critical Infrastructure” provided an overview of the proposed directive on the resilience of critical entities and the potential of Earth observation data to boost the resilience of critical infrastructure.  The webinar attracted more than 100 registered participants from a diverse audience: public administrations, companies and SMEs, space agencies, space…
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Galileo positions e-bike sharing programme as a game changer in urban mobility

A new electric bike sharing programme in the Barcelona metropolitan area will use Galileo’s highly accurate positioning and timing information. In Barcelona, bike sharing is set to go electric as the metropolitan area prepares to rollout a fleet of state-of-the-art electric bicycles – making it even easier for the public to travel in a sustainable,…
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Mapping Crops and their Biophysical Characteristics with Polarimetric SAR and Optical Remote Sensing

Mapping crop types and assessing their characteristics is critical for monitoring food production, enabling optimal use of the landscape, and contributing to agricultural policy. Remote sensing methods based on optical and/or microwave sensors have become an important means of extracting information related to crops. Optical data is related to the chemical properties of the vegetation,…
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How the EU Space Programme helps address the new challenges of a changing Arctic

Polar regions are faced with emerging challenges. Climate change is affecting the entire globe, but it is especially pronounced at the poles. With an integrated EU Space Programme in place, Europe has the capacity to better understand the challenges the Arctic Circle is confronted with, shape new mitigating policies and develop the necessary tools to…
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OBSERVER: Copernicus in the European Year of Youth

OBSERVER: Copernicus in the European Year of Youth motta@spacetec… Thu, 07/04/2022 – 14:03 Banner: European Year of the Youth To invest in Europe’s future is to invest in Europe’s youth. Embracing this motto, 2022 has been declared the European Year of Youth. This initiative, aligned with the 2019-2027 European Union Youth Strategy and the European…
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Direkter Draht ins Weltall

Eine aufgeregte Spannung herrschte am 6. April 2022 im Schülerlabor des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) in Neustrelitz. 20 Schülerinnen und Schüler kamen zum nunmehr dritten ISS-Call ins DLR_School_Lab. Weitere Jugendliche verfolgten den Funkkontakt per Livestream. Es war so still, dass man eine Stecknadel hätte fallen hören, als um 13:48 Uhr ein erstes…
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Erfolgreiche „Mondlandung“ im DLR-Bewegungssimulator

Wie können Astronauten in Zukunft sicher auf dem Mond landen? Um eine erfolgreiche Mondlandung sicherzustellen, ist das reibungslose Zusammenspiel von Pilot und Raumfahrzeug unabdingbar. Das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) führte gemeinsam mit Partnern aus Forschung und Industrie ein besonderes Experiment dazu durch: Im Cockpit des „DLR-Robotic Motion Simulator“ testete ESA-Astronaut Roberto Vittori…
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EUSPA celebrates “406Day”, the International Search and Rescue Beacon Day by lifting the veil on new life-saving features.

Beacon Awareness Day (#406Day) is an opportunity to celebrate the amazing work carried out by Search and Rescue teams across the globe that risk their lives daily to save people in distress. It also aims to remind the owners of Search and Rescue beacons of the need to register their beacons and test them regularly.…
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Invitation to CASSINI Matchmaking Kick-off Event on 8 April 2022

Space startup, scaleup or SME working with innovative technology can now join the CASSINI Matchmaking virtual kick-off event on 8 April 2022! You can register here: https://cassini-matchmaking.b2match.io/signup   The launch event will walk you through the matchmaking initiative and show how participating in the programme can kickstart your business.   Whether you are looking for an…
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Space-based solutions set to address some of today’s most pressing challenges

Having received 50 proposals, the first Horizon Europe call is set to turn space technologies like Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus into innovative applications and solutions. The results of the first Horizon Europe call are in, with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), who manages the call, receiving 50 proposals. While the proposals…
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