http://www.esa.int ESA Telecommunications newsspaceen-us600Copyright 2012 European Space Agencyrss@esa.intTue, 07 Feb 2012 17:58:49 GMTTue, 07 Feb 2012 17:58:49 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Seeing ESA astronaut André Kuipers on the International Space Station is a regular occurrence these days. You turn on your TV or check Twitter and there he is. Since there are no cables trailing from the Station to Earth, just how does this happen? ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEM7GSVX7YG_index_0.html SEM7GSVX7YGTue, 07 Feb 2012 07:51:00 GMT ESA is a partner in the Toulouse Space Show being held 25–28 June. Experts from all over the world will gather for conferences on space applications, antenna technology and more. Papers are invited for presentation at the conferences; the closing date for submission of abstracts is 15 February. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEM3M2TXXXG_index_0.html SEM3M2TXXXGTue, 31 Jan 2012 12:04:00 GMT A little water is needed to make wine, but how do you know when enough is enough? ESA’s GrapeLook service can give you the answer. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEM373BX9WG_index_0.html SEM373BX9WGTue, 20 Dec 2011 11:21:00 GMT Europe’s Galileo system has passed its latest milestone, transmitting its very first test navigation signal back to Earth. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMIC88XZVG_index_0.html SEMIC88XZVGWed, 14 Dec 2011 09:22:00 GMT Launched in October, Europe’s first two Galileo navigation satellites orbit Earth about every 14 hours. As they transmit over Europe, ESA’s Redu centre in Belgium is ready to receive and analyse their signals. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEM8J6ZW5VG_index_0.html SEM8J6ZW5VGTue, 22 Nov 2011 11:39:00 GMT ESA’s pioneering Artemis satellite today marks a decade in space. The Advanced Relay and Technology Mission was a breakthrough in telecommunications satellites for Europe, packed with new technologies such as laser links and ion thrusters for proving in space. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMOPN9TVPG_index_0.html SEMOPN9TVPGTue, 12 Jul 2011 08:49:00 GMT Whether at sea, on rail, stacked or stored, shipping containers can now be tracked worldwide via satellite with Cont-Trak, developed through ESA’s telecommunications programme. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMXZRD1XOG_index_0.html SEMXZRD1XOGThu, 16 Jun 2011 04:02:00 GMT After Ariane 5 lofts ATV Johannes Kepler into space on 15 February, ESA’s Artemis data relay satellite will be ready for action. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMYO5BE8JG_index_0.html SEMYO5BE8JGWed, 26 Jan 2011 09:22:00 GMT The DVB (Digital Video Broadcast) Project has initiated a major revision of the DVB - Return Channel Satellite (DVB-RCS) standard. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMCJ0CDNRF_index_0.html SEMCJ0CDNRFWed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT
]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEM6UMSTGOF_index_0.html SEM6UMSTGOFMon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The pilot operational phase of SatElections, an innovative project for the production and delivery of eLearning modules on Effective Electoral Assistance and Electoral Administration via satellite, was launched on 18 November 2008 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMKTX3Z2OF_index_0.html SEMKTX3Z2OFTue, 02 Dec 2008 12:30:00 GMT ESA PR 45-2008. Today, ESA has signed the Small GEO Platform and Small GEO Mission contracts with the respective industrial primes, namely: OHB- System AG (Germany) and Hispasat S.A. (Spain). ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMZW55DHNF_index_0.html SEMZW55DHNFThu, 20 Nov 2008 12:37:00 GMT