November 2016

2017 ARTES Future Preparation Final Presentation Days

11-12 January 2017, ESTEC (Noordwijk, the Netherlands)

This annual event is to share the results of recently completed Future Preparation (formerly ARTES 1) activities. Registration for the event is free and open to anyone based in the ARTES Participating States.

VIDEO: Ministerial 2016: Telecoms

24 November 2016 – Magali Vaissiere, Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, discusses the priorities being put forward at forthcoming the 2016 Ministerial Council.

 

Start of service for Europe’s SpaceDataHighway

23 November 2016 - The European Data Relay System began servicing Europe’s Earth observing Copernicus programme yesterday, transferring observations in quasi-real time using cutting-edge laser technology. 

Venture capital available for space-based companies

22 November 2016 – The Seraphim Space Fund of venture capital, currently worth £50 million, is set to boost European small, medium and start-up companies developing space-based applications, services and technologies.