On its latest Competitiveness Council meeting on May 26, 2014, the Council of the European Union agreed on “Conclusions towards a shared EU-ESA vision for space fostering competitiveness”. Proposals to transform the European Space Agency (ESA) into an EU agency have been discussed regularly. At this latest Council session the institution ... Weiterlesen

As of June 1, Russia is going to suspend the operation of American GPS stations on its territory. Back in 2012, Russia’s Space Agency had requested a permit from the US government to build several Russian GLONASS stations on US territory. So far, no agreement on that issue has been ... Weiterlesen

Vom 12. bis zum 15. Mai 2014 fand im Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, US-Bundesstaat Florida, eine Tagung der Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) statt. Hierbei handelte es sich um eine der weltweit größten Tagungen im Bereich von UAS. Mehr als 600 Aussteller, über 8000 Teilnehmer aus 55 Nationen waren ... Weiterlesen

ESA and Greece agreed on an arrangement that establishes access to Sentinel data, marking a significant step forward in their exploitation. The Sentinel satellites are developed to meet the operational needs of Europe’s environment monitoring programme, Copernicus. Under the agreement, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) intends to set up a ... Weiterlesen