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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Telecom
First Eurostar Neo satellite launched
The first satellite to be built under ESA's Eurostar Neo program has launched.
Oct 17, 2022
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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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Telecom
ESAIL captures 2 million messages from ships at sea
The ESAIL microsatellite for making the seas safer has picked up more than two million messages from 70 000 ships in a single day.
Mar 31, 2021
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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
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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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
Space-enabled drones deliver rapid coronavirus response
Satellite-enabled drones have accelerated the provision of life-saving medical supplies at NHS hospitals in Scotland, boosting the country's efforts to combat COVID-19.
Jul 13, 2021
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Telecom
Software-defined satellite enters commercial service
Satellite operator Eutelsat has sold six of its eight beams—used for data and mobile communications—to organizations including governments and other users. It is expected that the entire satellite capacity will be sold ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Telecom
Latest Vega launch paves way for Vega-C
Arianespace announced liftoff of Vega's twentieth flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 9:27 GMT (10:27 CET; 06:27 local time). Vega delivered three CERES payloads for the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.
Nov 16, 2021
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