09 October 2018
Countdown to London’s Global MilSatCom conference
... mission critical updates from national programmes from the US, Europe and the wider international community. Visit the website’s ...to read a featurette on why Global MilSatCom is Europe's leading conference & expo for satellite professionals. The...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
...missions, bi- and multi-lateral cooperation with international partners and preparatory technology developments. Germany leads Europe as the largest contributor of funds to the relatively recent field of human spaceflight, which is still not 60 years...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... to the common tasks. EAC has unique training, medical operations and astronaut operations/support expertise in Europe. While currently focused on the International Space Station (ISS) programme, a large part of EAC’s competencies is relevant...
March 2018
Mapping the dark universe
Euclid is due for launch on a Soyuz-Fregat from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, by mid-2021. The optical/near-infrared survey mission, which is part of ESA’s ...
May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
... debris was deemed to have caused damage to functional satellites. One of the most prominent examples is a collision with Europe’s Sentinel-1A radar satellite that occurred in August 2016. As the European Space Agency (ESA) reported, a tiny piece...
January 2021
How the UK space sector is levelling up with support from its science facilities
... Council (STFC) through the UK Space Agency. The North West already boasts the largest aerospace sector in Europe and, within the UK, its digital economy is second only to London. But developing a thriving space sector here...
