5 May 2022
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.
4 May 2022
Engineers have used ESA’s next-generation communications research facility to simulate links between Earth and the Moon via satellites.
4 May 2022
A team of experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Oxford University are working to deliver a 3 half day course in May, giving an introduction to satellite optical communications.
21 Apr 2022
The test version of a unique satellite navigation receiver has been delivered for integration testing on the Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft. The NaviMoon satnav receiver is designed to perform the farthest ever positioning fix from Earth, employing signals that will be millions of times fainter than those used by our smartphones or cars.
13 Apr 2022
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the end of 2020, 82.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, or events seriously disturbing public order.
27 Apr 2022
ESA is going to the Moon – in collaboration with its international partners – and seeks to build a lasting lunar link to enable sustainable space exploration.
24 Mar 2022
Following on from the success of the Space Summit in Toulouse (France), the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, Elodie Viau, spoke at the GOVSATCOM 22 conference for EU Defence and Security in Luxembourg. There she outlined ESA’s engagement in security and safety on Earth and in space, and in supporting the European Commission's Secure Connectivity project.
22 Mar 2022
A small but powerful European telecommunications satellite – the first of a series – is to be developed under a contract signed today between ESA and SWISSto12, an innovative company based in Renens, Switzerland.
21 Mar 2022
The European Space Agency is seeking a post-doctoral researcher to perform state-of-the-art research in Artificial Intelligence applied to dynamic spectrum management, network resource optimization, self-organizing networks and other related SatCom fields.
15 Mar 2022
A British next-generation connectivity specialist is leading technology development that could help ambulance crews to improve patient care while on the move.