News
GMES introduced by GeoVille??s CEO to UN Secretary General
Sunday February 25, 2007
The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security - GMES - Programme was introduced to H.E. Ban Ki-moon by Dr. Christian Hoffmann, CEO of the GeoVille group, on the occasion of an invitation of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. Mr. Hoffmann explained how GMES, one of Europe's flagships in space, can assist the UN in their environmental & humanitarian aid programmes. (Source Geoville)GeoVille signs data distribution agreement for TerraSAR-X
Sunday July 23, 2006
GeoVille has been appointed by Infoterra GmbH as distribution partner for TerraSAR-X data in Austria. Terra-SAR-X is due for launch on October 31, 2006 and will provide radar data world wide with unprecedented accuracy.|
ESA’s GOCE gravity mission has recovered from a glitch that prevented the satellite from sending its flow of scientific data to the ground. News of the recovery comes earlier than expected, thanks to the fervent efforts of a team of experts.
This month the International Astronautical Congress will be held in Prague for the first time in 33 years. The global event highlights the growing activities in space industry, science and education in the Czech Republic — ESA's newest Member State.
ESA is offering European students the opportunity to conduct hypergravity experiments, with a call for proposals for the 2011 ‘Spin Your Thesis!’ campaign.
ESA PR 2010-20 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will travel to the International Space Station in December on a six-month mission, serving as flight engineer for Expeditions 26 and 27. This will be the third long-duration mission by a European astronaut on the Station.
ESA's SMOS water mission has taken another step forward by demonstrating that it will lead to a better understanding of ocean circulation. Using preliminary data, scientists can clearly see how surface currents affect the 'Amazon plume' in the open sea.
