CCE - Inicio Segundo Congreso Internacional de Astrobiología, Medellín, 24 al 28 de septiembre El congreso reunirá a expertos nacionales e internacionales en disciplinas como la geología planetaria, biología, astroquímica, oceanografía, arqueoastronomía, entre otras, y tiene como objetivo ofrecer una visión actualizada de puntos relacionados con estas áreas. Sweedish Space Agency The Swedish National Space Board, SNSB, is a central governmental agency under the Ministry of Education and Research. SNSB is responsible for national and international activities relating to space and remote sensing, primarily research and development. SNSB has three main tasks: to distribute government grants for space research, technology development and remote sensing activitiesto initiate research and development in Space and Remote Sensing areasto act as Swedish contact for international co-operation The Swedish space programme is carried out by means of extensive international cooperation, in particular through Sweden´s membership of the European Space Agency, ESA.
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission U.S. Releases Enhanced Shuttle Land Elevation Data On September 23, 2014, the White House announced that the highest-resolution topographic data generated from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) in 2000 was to be released globally by late 2015. The announcement was made at the United Nations Heads of State Climate Summit in New York. See the full JPL Release 2014-321. Previously, SRTM data for regions outside the United States were sampled for public release at 3 arc-seconds, which is 1/1200th of a degree of latitude and longitude, or about 90 meters (295 feet). See an index map of the newly available full-resolution data. The new data are available for download from the USGS EROS Data Center - see Public Data Distribution for details. See the Africa image above and its caption at the PIA04965. These additional fly around videos further illustrate SRTM elevation data: India and the Himalaya Mountains, with Landsat satellite images draped over SRTM elevation data.
Portal CONIDA Taking 3D printing into the metal age / Human Spaceflight Laser sintering nylon 12 powder metal Taking 3D printing into the metal age 15 October 2013 ESA is set to showcase complex printed parts made of metal that can withstand temperatures at 1000°C – fit for space and the most demanding applications on Earth. ESA and the EU, together with industrial and educational partners, are developing the first large-scale production methods to 3D-print with metal. 3D printers are expected to revolutionise the way we live but until recently they could work with only plastic, which is not very useful for many industrial applications. This novel technology offers many advantages. 3D printing, formally known as additive manufacturing, can create complex shapes that are impossible to manufacture with traditional casting and machining techniques. Programme (UK times): 09:30 Doors open 10:00–10:05 Welcome by Dr Nick Cox, Head of Technology, UK Space Agency 10:05–10:10 ESA and AMAZE, Franco Ongaro, Director of Technical and Quality Management, ESA Location:
CSA A different take on the Lunar Eclipse with the Northern Lights AuroraMAX's roving camera captured this footage on April 15, 2014, of the total eclipse of the Moon with aurora filling the sky. Watch the close-up video in the lower-right corner to see the Moon takes on an increasingly reddish hue as it approaches totality, the moment when Earth's shadow covers it completely. Compare this point of view with the movie of the same eclipse and aurora shot with a fish-eye lens at the AuroraMAX observatory, which captures the entire sky. (Credit: CSA/University of Calgary/Astronomy North) For more information about AuroraMAX Tab list 2 In Focus The Canadian Space Agency's Fleet of Rovers In order to prepare Canada for the next steps in the international exploration of space, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has worked in collaboration with over 40 Canadian companies and universities to build a team of terrestrial rovers. (Credit: National Research Council of Canada) John H. The John H. Train Disaster
ESA’s Shrunken Budget for 2014 Bigger than it Seems PARIS — The 4 percent decline in the European Space Agency’s top-line budget for 2014 masks a continued upward trend in spending by many of its member nations, who have increased space investment steadily in the six years since the start of the financial crisis, ESA officials said. In addition, several of ESA’s 20 member governments that had accumulated debt to the agency in recent years — France, Italy and Spain among them — have made sizable catch-up payments that are not reflected in the budget as announced Jan. 17, the officials said. Finally, the picture is distorted by the fact that the European Union, which has become ESA’s biggest single contributor, will not make its full payment until midyear because of the EU’s budget cycle. Gerhard Kreiner, ESA’s head of corporate planning and control, said the agency’s member governments in 2014 are investing 700 million euros ($950 million) more than they did at the start of the financial crisis in 2008. A U.K.
Pro Agencia Espacial Mexicana - AEXA - Inicio [ESA]Solar Orbiter - La sonde européenne - 2017 En 2017, la sonde européenne Solar Orbiter sera expédiée vers une orbite proche du Soleil par un lanceur Atlas 5 fourni par la Nasa. L'agence spatiale américaine a officiellement sélectionné la version Atlas 5/411 (coiffe de 4 m et un seul accélérateur solide) pour cette tâche dans le cadre de sa contribution à la première mission de taille moyenne du programme « Cosmic Vision » de l'ESA. Le lanceur sera fourni à la Nasa par United Launch Alliance (ULA). La sonde de 1800 kg, construite par Airbus Defence & Space UK dans le cadre d'un contrat de 300 M€ attribué en 2012, décollera de Cape Canaveral en juillet 2017 et effectuera plusieurs manœuvres gravitationnelles avec la Terre et Vénus avant de rejoindre une orbite eliptique parcourue en 168 jours et s'approchant jusqu'à 42 millions de km du Soleil (0,28 unité astronomique), soit les 9/10e du périhélie de Mercure.