When disaster strikes, communication, information and location are key. With the addition of GOVSATCOM, the EU Space Programme provides all three. Last summer, when Greece was ravaged by wildfires, public authorities relied on Copernicus’ Earth Observation services to detect and monitor the evolving situation. On the ground, firefighters and emergency first responders used EGNOS and…
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As of 17 March 2022, all smartphones placed in the European single market should be leveraging Galileo signals, in addition to other Global Navigation Satellite Systems. The addition of the EU positioning system to enhance the 112-calls location will result in faster response times and consequently, more lives saved. The European 112-emergency number is operational in…
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OBSERVER: Copernicus Sentinel satellites bring new insight to volcano monitoring knight@spacete… Thu, 10/02/2022 – 12:05 The six hundred currently known active volcanoes are one of the most fascinating natural manifestations on Earth. Their monitoring, which is essential for taking action to mitigate the risks and hazards stemming from a potential eruption, is facilitated by the…
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The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is launching 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, RedCED), that will be tested in laboratory using simulated realistic…
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Die Wirkungen von Sonnenstürmen können die technische Infrastruktur auf der Erde negativ beeinflussen und satellitengestützte Systeme empfindlich stören. Daher sind zuverlässige Vorhersagen des Weltraumwetters besonders wichtig. Das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) sucht für das International Space Weather Camp (ISWC) Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftler, die sich mit den theoretischen Grundlagen der Weltraumwetterforschung sowie deren…
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Die New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) und das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) verbindet seit 2018 eine intensive Zusammenarbeit in der Raumfahrtforschung. Nun sind acht gemeinsame Forschungsprojekte aus den Bereichen Kommunikation, Antriebe und Radar gestartet. Das wurde während eines virtuellen Treffens am 3. Februar 2022 bekannt gegeben, an dem seitens der NZSA Paul…
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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 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 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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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
