Austria in Space

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21.10.2021 UAE to use Austrian space technology : From the Alpine Republic to the booming space nation on the Persian Gulf: the United Arab Emirates ordered a navigation system from Vienna for a new Earth observation satellite. The first order for Austria's largest space company from the Middle East.
19.10.2021 ESA Director General Aschbacher on visit to Austria in Brussels : ESA Director General Aschbacher on visit to Austria in Brussels
12.10.2021 SpaceTech 2021 inspires at Graz Autumn Fair : With the SpaceTech 2021 exhibition and the associated networking event "Space Meets Business", WdF Styria and the exhibition's scientific partners took a leap into the future.

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Events

26. October 2021
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85850297554?pwd=bDExVktvRFZ2Y0VDRFhBenlvKzBOdz09, Online, AT

Space Hubs Network presents the final presentations of its "AI for Earth" hackathon.

07. - 09. December 2021
online event, Vienna, AT

Climate change has serious impacts on the world’s population and the environment. Space based technologies provide added value to the way our planet is perceived and provide unique information that assists in the understanding and management of climate change.

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The James Webb Space Telescope arrived safely at Pariacabo harbour in French Guiana on 12 October 2021 ahead of its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport.

Webb arrives in French Guiana

The James Webb Space Telescope arrived safely at the port of Pariacabo in French Guiana. (Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace)

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19.10.2021 ESA Director General Aschbacher on visit to Austria in Brussels : ESA Director General Aschbacher on visit to Austria in Brussels

12.10.2021 SpaceTech 2021 inspires at Graz Autumn Fair : With the SpaceTech 2021 exhibition and the associated networking event "Space Meets Business", WdF Styria and the exhibition's scientific partners took a leap into the future.

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Perigee – Humanitarian aid meets artificial intelligence : How an Austrian start-up is using IT, data science and earth observation to create new sources of income for humanitarian aid.

Data Patchwork, Geodata Cubes and the "Starbucks Effect : How the Graz-based startup ubicube is generating demographic and economic data using space technology to fill data gaps.

All eyes on Space-Start-Ups: Aeroficial Intelligence : Aeroficial Intelligence GmbH is an innovative tech company building intelligent optimisation solutions for the air traffic, airport and airline industry.

Events

AI for Earth: Final presentations

United Nations/Austria World Space Forum 'Space 4 Climate Action'

Webb arrives in French Guiana

Space History

Happy Birthday, Pegasus! : The Earth observation satellite PEGASUS will celebrate its 4th birthday this June 2021.

Milestones in Austrias Space History : The appointment of Dr. Josef Aschbacher as General Director of the European Space Agency is truly a milestone in Austrian space history. But it's not the only one!

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.