8 Dec 2016
8 December 2016 – After a decade of development and the long-term support of ESA, CAN Bus for Space will be deployed for forthcoming missions. The new data bus has been adopted by all the major European satellite manufacturers.
6 Dec 2016
3 December 2016 – ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme adds new elements and strengthens existing ones, with an overall subscription of €1.2 billion following the Council meeting at Ministerial Level in Lucerne, Switzerland.
1 Dec 2016
1 December 2016 – The first telecom satellite built using the SmallGEO platform, Hispasat 36W-1, arrived in Kourou today after completing its final tests at IABG in Germany. Preparations are now being undertaken for the January launch on a Soyuz rocket.
11 Sep 2017
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.
24 Nov 2016
24 November 2016 – Magali Vaissiere, Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, discusses the priorities being put forward at forthcoming the 2016 Ministerial Council.
23 Nov 2016
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.
22 Nov 2016
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.
22 Nov 2016
ESA invites you for the ECSAT Industry Day on the Invitation to Tender for Competitive Frame Contracts for Industrial Support to ESA Directories (2017-22).
31 Jan 2017
26 October 2016 – With the support of ESA and Innovate UK, a Scottish startup, Alba Orbital, has built a tiny satellite called Unicorn-1 that is slated for launch in early 2017.
19 Oct 2016
18 October 2016 – Thales Alenia Space UK’s new Electric Propulsion Integration Centre in Belfast will supply electric propulsion modules for Spacebus Neo, part of the ARTES Neosat programme.