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26.09.2024 ESA Spark Funding Austria : Spark Funding supports the transfer of technology between the space and the non-space sector and is looking for projects where space technologies are used for applications on earth or where innovative terrestrial technologies deployed in space. Next deadline: 14.10.2024
23.09.2024 Austrian company Redeem’s new technology for solar hydrogen : Green hydrogen and hydrogenated synthetic jet fuel are expected to be key drivers of the aerospace industry’s decarbonisation process.
08.07.2024 The first Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for the space sector is out! : The handbook is an activity of the Space4Women initiative of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, aimed at advancing gender equality in the space sector and in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). We hope you find inspiration in this handbook to enable more diversity, equality, and inclusion in the space sector!
02.07.2024 Save the Date! ESA's Living Planet Symposium 2025 : The ESA's Living Planet Symposium, held every three years, is a leading Earth observation conference that continues to grow in size and scope. With the intensifying climate crisis, this upcoming event emphasizes transitioning from observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth. Save the date! June 23-27, 2025, in Vienna.
29.04.2024 ESA opens ideas factory to boost space innovation in Austria : A centre to innovate the design and manufacture of space hardware has today opened in Vienna. Driving commercialisation in space, it is the first of its kind of ESA-backed disruptive innovation centres outside ESA’s own premises.
27.03.2024 Results of the NPOC Space Law Essay Competition 2023/24 : The NPOC (National Point of Contact) Space Law Austria Essay Competition took place for the third time in the 2023/24 academic year. Once again this year, participants were able to write a 3,800-word essay on one of three exciting and current topics in space law. Nora Högelsberger (University of Vienna) won first prize with her essay on the Artemis Accords.
02.02.2024 Review of the UN/Austria World Space Forum 2023 : The World Space Forum 2023 promoted dialogue on space solutions crucial for our common future, offering practical recommendations. These insights served as input for the 2024 UN Summit of the Future and the Pact of the Future adopted by Member States. Presentations and videos are now accessible.
16.01.2024 ESA Teach with Space teacher training opportunities : The ESA initiative "Teach with Space" provides a wealth of diverse teaching activities and resources that utilize space-related topics to support the teaching and learning of STEM disciplines in the classroom, at primary and secondary levels.
25.10.2023 Students from Graz took the overall title with a self-developed hybrid rocket : The Graz student team, known as the "Aerospace Team Graz," achieved a remarkable victory by winning the overall title with their self-developed hybrid rocket named "Halcyon" in the European Rocketry Challenge (EUROC), held in Constância, Portugal. This marked their third participation in the event this year.
09.10.2023 Vega’s PRETTY CubeSat: unlocking satnav for Earth data : The shoebox-sized PRETTY CubeSat, flying on Europe’s next Vega launcher, will investigate a new frequency and novel observation angle to better measure the rate of climate change – at the same time as gathering radiation data on its surrounding space environment.
05.07.2023 ECSL NPOC Space Law Austria : On 6 June 2023, the NPOC Space Law Austria hosted a public event at the margins of the 66th session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS).
01.06.2023 Accelerating the Green Transition : Earth observation has been essential in identifying and monitoring climate change. Satellite data form the baseline for effective European mitigation and adaptation strategies to support the Green Transition, the European Union to reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, as well as its Green Deal.
29.03.2023 EARSC Awards - Call for Applications : Every year the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) recognizes companies’ performance, and outstanding products for their exemplary contribution to the European Earth Observation ecosystem through the EARSC Awards campaign. The awards are drawn from various categories and will be judged by renowned international experts.
20.02.2023 EO tools to power up the Green Transition : ESA announced the Space for a Green Future (S4GF) Accelerator in 2021, as one of the instruments to drive Europe’s innovation and use of space to respond to the global climate and sustainability crisis. In particular, the S4GF initiative is meant to accelerate the Green Transition towards a carbon-neutral, sustainable, and resilient society.
23.01.2023 Ready for space: Austrian ESA satellite PRETTY is ready for launch : The climate observation satellite PRETTY is scheduled for launch in spring 2023 from the spaceport in French Guiana on board a Vega-C rocket. Construction and testing are now finally completed, the satellite is "ready for lift off".
16.01.2023 Space Law Essay Competition 2023 : The National Point of Contact for Space Law Austria (NPOC Space Law Austria) launches the second essay competition on relevant issues of space law. Students at Austrian universities are invited to submit academic texts in English on selected topics.
12.01.2023 Call for Papers for GI_Salzburg23 currently open : GI_Salzburg is the annual meeting place for innovation, networking, and continuing education from all areas of Geoinformatics. We invite you to present your research activities and projects at GI_Salzburg. The contribution possibilities range from scientific full papers to application-oriented technical presentations. The call for papers is currantly open!
10.01.2023 Success for rockets of Graz and Vienna students in Portugal at EUROC 2022 : Students from the TU Vienna Space Team and Aerospace Team Graz took part in the European Rocketry Challenge (Euroc 2022) in Portugal in October 2022 with their self-developed rockets.
14.11.2022 Final Report The Hound 2022 : After a long period of waiting the TU Vienna Space Team finally started their third attempt to break the altitude record for European student teams. They prepared two different rockets for the launch event Balls XXX in the desert of Nevada in September 2022.
31.10.2022 European Researchers Night 2022 : 3600 visitors enjoyed a great program of interactive stations, workshops and exciting live shows at the European Researchers Night 2022, which took place at University of Applied Arts in Vienna.
26.10.2022 Book Award for Austrian Editor Irmgard Marboe : At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris, the book “Legal Aspects of Planetary Defence” edited by Irmgard Marboe, was awarded the “Social Sciences Book Award” from the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).