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The most accurate gravity map of Earth ever is being recorded - from space, of course. The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Explorer (GOCE) was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) this fall to explore Earth inside and out...
ESA (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
After the trajectory correction manoeuvre on 22 October, Rosetta has lined up on a near-perfect Earth approach path. The manoeuvre was so precise that mission controllers decided not to use the additional manoeuvre slot that was available yesterday.
ESA (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Hylas, a flexible, broadband Ka-band satellite, is steadily moving towards completion. The communications payload has been shipped from England to India for integration with the platform, marking a key milestone for the project.
ESA (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
ESA's Education Office has awarded a contract to Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd of the UK to manage the development and testing of the first European student mission to the Moon. Launch is expected in 2013-2014.
ESA (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area.
CleanTechies Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a 315 million Euro ($465 Million) satellite that will monitor soil moisture, plant growth, and the salt content of sea water, all of which will be useful in tracking environmental changes as the planet warms. The satellite, called SMOS — Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity — has the [...] Rating: 4.0/ 5 (1 vote cast)
ESA (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Starting January 2010, EFIS, the current ESA financial and invoicing system, will be replaced with ‘esa-p’ (the new ESA SAP Portal).
USA Shopping Online @ 2dayplaza.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The European Space Agency (ESA), the operator of the newly-launched Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Satellite (SMOS), has announced today that the instrument has successfully deployed its three-antenna arms, which was the most delicate process in the commissioning phase. The Living Planet Program components are currently in good health, and are undergoing calibration and other preliminary procedures...
ESA (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
ESA’s comet-chaser Rosetta will swing by Earth for the last time on 13 November to pick up energy and begin the final leg of its 10-year journey to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. ESA’s European Space Operations Centre will host a media briefing on that day.
Switched (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Our galaxy's first space hotel, spearheaded by a Barcelona company, is slated for launch in 2012. Better start saving now; a three-day stay (complete with two-month training...
Cut Global Warming (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A rocket carrying the European Space Agency’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite blasted off successfully today. SMOS is the first-ever satellite to attempt to measure ocean salinity from space. It will provide global maps of soil moisture over land and surface salinity over the ocean.
Bulgarian Elections (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A recent conference in Prague brought together the two key actors in European space policy, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the EU. Space is not (only) about going to the Moon or to Mars, although manned space missions have been sadly neglected in the last decades. Space is also important to our daily [...]
ESA (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Following the launch of ESA’s SMOS satellite on 2 November, the French space agency CNES, which is responsible for operating the satellite, has confirmed that the instrument’s three antenna arms have deployed as planned, and that the instrument is in good health.
Ecofriend (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Eco Factor: Spacecraft to predict floods and gauge the impact of climate change. The European Space Agency has launched the Smos (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) spacecraft that will help scientists predict floods easily by tracking water flow..
Desertification (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.examiner.com/x-5181-Jackson-Weather-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Predict-flood-and-drought-Europe-satellite-launched Predict flood and drought; Europe satellite launched (SMOS) The European Space Agency has launched a satellite designed to help measure climate change by better predicting droughts and floods. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Satellite...
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