For planet earth and beyond
May 2022
ESA-Oxford University Course: Satellite Communications and Navigation: Technologies, Markets and Applications
This 5-day course gives a complete introductory overview of satellite communications and navigation. The target audience is graduates and young professionals with an engineering and/or financial background and senior professionals wishing to expand their background towards satcoms systems and services. The course has been developed by specialists from the European Space Agency (ESA) in conjunction with leading industry experts.
Connectivity for the Automotive
“It’s a great moment to see the Automotive and the Space industries getting together at this event of 5GAA, so we have the opportunity to exchange and develop the new solutions for tomorrow’s car connectivity.” - Elodie Viau, Director of the Telecommunications and Integrated Applications directorate at ESA
ESA spurs investment in space entrepreneurs
Dozens of people who have set up start-up companies and fledgling businesses are pitching their ideas to investors today, as part of an ESA Investor Forum held in Berlin.
How space is connecting cars
Today’s connected cars are dynamic, updateable devices – and, because they can be updated, they are well equipped to become tomorrow’s cars. ESA is working with European carmakers to ensure that connected vehicles harness the full potential of space.
Opportunity: Digital Connected Globe
ESA would like to announce the launch and the initial phase of the “Digital Connected Globe” initiative, which will be issued under the ARTES Programme. It offers an opportunity for companies to express their interest to engage in the Digital Twin ecosystem activities.
Pacis 3 thermal model successfully proves its capacity to withstand heat in latest tests
The Pacis 3 Tx active antenna has sailed through its next major milestone on its path to validation for SpainSat NG. Airbus Defence and Space has successfully tested the Active Antenna Thermal Model at the IberEspacio facilities in Madrid. The latest testing process has demonstrated that the design and thermal hardware mean that the model is capable of extracting heat from the antenna to keep the amplifiers within their operational range.
Eurostar Neo Solar Array Drive Mechanism Completes Qualification Testing
The Eurostar Neo Solar Array Drive Mechanism, developed within the framework of ESA’s Neosat Partnership Project by Airbus Defence and Space (UK) and incorporating a new Stepper Motor Gear from Reliance Precision (UK), is now qualified and ready for orbit.
ESA’s 5G/6G Hub used to simulate lunar connection
Engineers have used ESA’s next-generation communications research facility to simulate links between Earth and the Moon via satellites.