Austria in Space

News

19.05.2022 Solar Orbiter space probe offers extraordinary view of the sun : The Solar Orbiter probe sent spectacular measurement data in unprecedented detail from its closest flyby of the Sun at the end of March.
18.05.2022 Promoting innovation in Earth observation in Europe : For the twelfth time, the Copernicus Masters is looking for innovative solutions that use Copernicus Earth Observation (EO) data and other space data to be submitted for awards.
12.05.2022 Space Law finale in Vienna : The University of Vienna as "Local Organiser" of the virtual European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court 2022

Who is Who

People, companies, organisations, missions, success stories - All you need to know about Austria's space sector.

Events

02. June 2022
online event, Vienna, AT

The event will focus on approaches in implementing the UN Guidelines on the Long-term sustainability of outer space activities, the so-called LTS-Guidelines. Experts from various backgrounds will present their practices and experiences and engage in a panel discussion. The event will be organised online by the National Point of Contact for Space Law Austria at the University of Vienna.

13. - 15. September 2022
online, AT

Do you work with space applications for climate action or making space engineering practices more sustainable? Do you want to share innovations that help reduce the climate impact of space activities? The 2022 UN/Austria Symposium will showcase the most recent initiatives, experiences and best practices in adapting to and mitigating climage change and supporting sustainability on Earth.

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Ein Messestand, der über Erdbeobachtung und Weltraumaktivitäten in Österreich informiert. Davor stehen interessierte Besucher:innen, die aufmerksam die ausgestellten Plakate studieren.

Austria in Space at #LNF22

Austria in Space participated at the "Lange Nacht der Forschung" (Long Night of Research) this year.

Space-Wiki

Knowledge about space.

News

19.05.2022 Solar Orbiter space probe offers extraordinary view of the sun : The Solar Orbiter probe sent spectacular measurement data in unprecedented detail from its closest flyby of the Sun at the end of March.

18.05.2022 Promoting innovation in Earth observation in Europe : For the twelfth time, the Copernicus Masters is looking for innovative solutions that use Copernicus Earth Observation (EO) data and other space data to be submitted for awards.

12.05.2022 Space Law finale in Vienna : The University of Vienna as "Local Organiser" of the virtual European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court 2022

Who is Who

R-Space - Success in space with the GreenBox service : Austrian Start-Up R-Space provides the opportunity to conduct IODs in a very quick and simple fashion.

HERA – a divine Mission : A favourite theme in Hollywood’s catastrophe films feature asteroid impacts with the resulting annihilation of humanity. Experts in Styria are working to ensure that this does not happen.

Lithoz- How ceramic materials are revolutionising aerospace : Futurologists predict that the total market for ceramic 3D printing will generate up to 4.8 billion dollars worldwide in 2030.

Events

Ensuring the Sustainability of Outer Space - The Role of Space Law and Policy

UN/AUSTRIA SYMPOSIUM 2022 Space for climate action: experiences and best practices in mitigating and adapting to climate change and supporting sustainability on Earth

Austria in Space at #LNF22

Space-Wiki

What exactly is a CubeSat? : More and more satellites are being launched, mostly CubeSats. But what do they look like and what makes them so special?

What is Spacetech? : Upstream, downstream, satellite data - the space sector is so much more than astronaut:ing in space. But what is it all exactly?

How the Austromir experiments still benefit us today : The scientific experiments carried out by Franz Viehböck during the first space flight by an Austrian in 1991 as part of the "Austromir" mission on the Russian Mir space station still have benefits today.

About austrian satellite PEGASUS : The Earth observation satellite PEGASUS celebrates its 4th birthday in June 2021.

How Franz Viehböck became the Austromir Cosmonaut : The 12th of April, the date the first human Yuri Gagarin went into space is celebrated as International Day of Human Spaceflight.