| N° 7–2014 |
Neosat boosting Europe’s telecommunications by satellite 20 February 2014 ESA is forging ahead with the Neosat next-generation satcom platform, planning the first flights within five years. The goal is for European satellite builders to capture at least half of the world’s satcom market in 2018–30 through innovation and efficiency, generating €25 billion in sales. Plain text |
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| N° 6–2014 |
ESA selects planet-hunting PLATO mission 19 February 2014 A space-based observatory to search for planets orbiting alien stars has been selected today as ESA’s third medium-class science mission. It is planned for launch by 2024. Plain text |
| N° 5–2014 |
New information update (*): DeSIRE II Cooperation 6 February 2014 Through their 2011 Administrative Arrangement and active policy and programmatic coordination, the European Defence Agency (EDA) and European Space Agency (ESA), have today agreed to pursue their cooperation in the domain of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) with the signature of the DeSIRE II Project Arrangement. Plain text |
| N° 4–2014 |
French space agency President visits ESA’s largest establishment in the Netherlands 21 January 2014 Today Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the French space agency CNES, visited the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, ESA’s largest establishment in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Plain text |