Social distancing app uses space to save lives
A free app that helps people observe social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus is about to launch.
Apr 20, 2020
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European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is an international organization with 18 member states headquartered in Paris, France with the purpose of combining talent, resources and funds to undertake space programs, study Earth, the Solar System and the Universe. The annual budget for ESA is over $3.5 billion. The primary member states are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In addition, Canada, Hungary, Romania operate under a cooperative agreement. Estonia and Slovenia have recently entered into a cooperative agreement.
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- 8-10 rue Mario Nikis 75738 Paris Cedex 15
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- http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html
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Energy & Green Tech
Image: Bendy, ultra-thin solar cell
ESA has backed the creation of this flexible, ultra-thin solar cell to deliver the best power to mass ratio for space missions.
Mar 11, 2020
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Engineering
Satellite design applied to superyacht
Dutch shipbuilder Royal Huisman applied the same concurrent engineering process developed by ESA for space missions to the design of superyacht Sea Eagle II, due to become the world's largest aluminum sailing yacht when delivered ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Automotive
Image: Driving into the future
A highly autonomous self-driving shuttle has entered service at ESA's technical heart. Its official inauguration took place on Tuesday, when it was assigned a suitably spacey name – "Orbiter' – chosen through an employee ...
Nov 1, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Using artificial intelligence to automate sea-ice charting
Reliable maps of sea-ice conditions and forecasts are of vital importance for maritime safety, safe navigation and planning. The continued retreating and thinning of Arctic sea ice calls for a more effective way of producing ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Robotics
Jumping space robot 'flies' like a spacecraft
Astronauts on the Moon found themselves hopping around, rather than simply walking. Switzerland's SpaceBok planetary exploration robot has followed their example, launching all four legs off the ground during tests at ESA's ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Engineering
MELT 3-D printer designed for use in microgravity
Europe's first 3D printer designed for use in weightlessness, printing aerospace-quality plastics, has won the prestigious Aerospace Applications Award from design-to-manufacturing specialist TCT Magazine.
Oct 18, 2018
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Engineering
Last-mile delivery via drone
A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.
Jul 31, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Space engineers develop green, solar-powered air conditioning
The ingenuity of four space engineers has created a zero-emission air-conditioning system that doesn't pollute our atmosphere when we turn it on.
Jun 7, 2016
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