ESA Commits 10 Billion Euros to Space Activities

ESA Commits 10 Billion Euros to Space Activities

In early December 2016, the European Space Agency (ESA) held a two-day council meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, where ministers from ESA's 22 member states plus Slovenia and Canada allocated €10.3 billion for space activities and programs based on the vision of a United Space in Europe in the era of Space 4.0.

WorldView-4 Successfully Launched

WorldView-4 Successfully Launched

On Nov. 11, 2016, DigitalGlobe's WorldView-4 commercial imaging satellite was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. About 45 minutes after launch, satellite signals indicated it was in proper position and working order.

Sentinel Hub Web Service Wins 2016 Copernicus Masters Competition

Sentinel Hub Web Service Wins 2016 Copernicus Masters Competition

On Oct. 25, 2016, winners in the Copernicus Masters Earth-observation competition were recognized before an international audience in Madrid, Spain. The grand prize went to the team from Slovenia's Sinergise Ltd., whose Sentinel Hub cloud-based web service for satellite data won the T-Systems Open Telekom Cloud Challenge before edging out winners of the other six categories.

NASA Establishes Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute

NASA Establishes Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute

NASA introduced the Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI), hosted at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., to leverage the growing small spacecraft (i.e., SmallSat) community, promote innovation, identify emerging technology opportunities, and provide an efficient channel for communication about small spacecraft systems with industry, academia and other government agencies.

Satellite Imagery Helps Verify ˜Zero Deforestation' Commitments

Satellite Imagery Helps Verify ˜Zero Deforestation' Commitments

Airbus Defence and Space, The Forest Trust (TFT) and SarVision developed the Starling service, which enables companies to provide evidence of how they're implementing their No Deforestation commitments. Starling uses a combination of high-resolution optical satellite and radar imagery to provide unbiased monitoring of forest-cover change.

Trimble Sells UAS Business to Delair-Tech

Trimble Sells UAS Business to Delair-Tech

Trimble announced that Delair-Tech acquired its Belgium-based Gatewing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing business. Delair-Tech intends to grow the acquired business as part of its portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed. “This...

Swarm Satellites Measure Earth's Magnetism and Electricity

Swarm Satellites Measure Earth's Magnetism and Electricity

In 2013, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a trio of Swarm satellites to monitor Earth's magnetic field. According to a research paper published in Science Advances on Sept. 30, 2016, the satellites were able to measure a faint magnetic field created by oceans that led to discoveries about Earth's electrical nature.

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