Austria in Space

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08.10.2020
Putting Galileo in the driving seat for autonomous vehicles : Accurate positioning is vital for autonomous vehicles. Now, a new sensor using Galileo’s GNSS signals will provide exactly that, thanks to an international collaboration between Deimos Engenharia and Accurision, fostered by three ESA Business Applications Partners.
09.09.2020
Level up your space idea with #MyGalileoSolution Competition : The contest is targeting European innovators and entrepreneurs ready to develop location-based solutions.
17.08.2020
Bringing the cradle of the solar system to the laboratory : In the context of an international collaborative project, space researcher Günter Kargl is conducting laboratory experiments in order to better understand the composition and behaviour of comets.

Portraits

Autumn in Space!

This stunning image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 5643 in the constellation of Lupus (The Wolf). (ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.; CC BY 4.0; Acknowledgement: Mahdi Zamani)

News

09.09.2020
Level up your space idea with #MyGalileoSolution Competition : The contest is targeting European innovators and entrepreneurs ready to develop location-based solutions.

17.08.2020
Bringing the cradle of the solar system to the laboratory : In the context of an international collaborative project, space researcher Günter Kargl is conducting laboratory experiments in order to better understand the composition and behaviour of comets.

Portraits

Face to Face with Christian Hoffmann/GeoVille : In 1998, GeoVille was just a small business in Innsbruck. By now, Christian Hoffmanns company is one of the biggest players in land monitoring and Earth observation in Europe.

Behind the Scenes: TU Space Team : A group of students of the Technical University of Vienna are making their way to space.

Face to Face with Jan Wörner/ESA : How does Austria compare with other nations in the space sector? ESA Director General Jan Woerner knows!

Autumn in Space!

Space History

A look back to Austromir on the International Day of Human Spaceflight : The 12th of April, the date the first human Yuri Gagarin went into space is celebrated as International Day of Human Spaceflight.

10 years CryoSat: Why it's so important to measure ice : On this day 10 years ago, Europe's first ever mission to measure polar sea ice thickness launched.

Happy Birthday, UniBRITE and TUGSAT-1! : The first two Austrian satellites where launched 7 years ago.

Austria in Space

News

09.09.2020 Level up your space idea with #MyGalileoSolution Competition : The contest is targeting European innovators and entrepreneurs ready to develop location-based solutions.

17.08.2020 Bringing the cradle of the solar system to the laboratory : In the context of an international collaborative project, space researcher Günter Kargl is conducting laboratory experiments in order to better understand the composition and behaviour of comets.

Portraits

Face to Face with Christian Hoffmann/GeoVille : In 1998, GeoVille was just a small business in Innsbruck. By now, Christian Hoffmanns company is one of the biggest players in land monitoring and Earth observation in Europe.

Behind the Scenes: TU Space Team : A group of students of the Technical University of Vienna are making their way to space.

Face to Face with Jan Wörner/ESA : How does Austria compare with other nations in the space sector? ESA Director General Jan Woerner knows!

Autumn in Space!

Space History

A look back to Austromir on the International Day of Human Spaceflight : The 12th of April, the date the first human Yuri Gagarin went into space is celebrated as International Day of Human Spaceflight.

10 years CryoSat: Why it's so important to measure ice : On this day 10 years ago, Europe's first ever mission to measure polar sea ice thickness launched.

Happy Birthday, UniBRITE and TUGSAT-1! : The first two Austrian satellites where launched 7 years ago.

09.09.2020
Level up your space idea with #MyGalileoSolution Competition : The contest is targeting European innovators and entrepreneurs ready to develop location-based solutions.

17.08.2020
Bringing the cradle of the solar system to the laboratory : In the context of an international collaborative project, space researcher Günter Kargl is conducting laboratory experiments in order to better understand the composition and behaviour of comets.