Tagged: European Space Agency & News
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James Webb Space Telescope’s first instrument ready for NASA News
10.05.2012 A European consortium has completed the first instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the infrared space observatory that’s set to blast into space in 2018 to find... -
NASA and ESA confirm hacking attack from ‘The Unknowns’ group News
08.05.2012 A new hacking group calling itself The Unknowns managed to breach the security of sites belonging to NASA and the European Space Agency in recent weeks. The group, which claims... -
ESA inks €300m deal with Astrium UK to build sun explorer News
27.04.2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Astrium, a subsidiary of EADS, a contract worth around €300m to build its next-generation sun explorer, which will carry the name of... -
ESA’s Envisat satellite stops sending data to Earth News
13.04.2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) has declared a spacecraft emergency as it is trying to establish why its Envisat satellite has suddenly stopped sending data to Earth after 10... -
From space missions to making Irish software world standard News
29.03.2012 At the end of January, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and a consortium of top technology companies, including Intel and IBM, revealed plans to invest €22.4m over the next five...Categories: Software, Research, R&D, Leadership & Management, Investments, Engineering, Education, Development -
Europe’s supply ship blasts off for International Space Station News
23.03.2012 The European Space Agency’s ATV Edoardo Amaldi successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, today at 4.34am GMT on an Ariane launcher. It’s now... -
Irish engineers to blast telescopic boom into space from Arctic Circle News
16.03.2012 A team of DIT engineering students will next Thursday launch a telescopic boom system on the REXUS 11 rocket into space from the Arctic Circle. -
Earth Hour to extend to International Space Station News
15.03.2012 Earth Hour will extend to the International Space Station for the first time this year, where European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and WWF ambassador André Kuipers will keep... -
Deals done this past week News
05.03.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
European Space Agency backs Irish start-up's plans to digitise forestry data News
01.03.2012 The European Space Agency is supporting a pioneering 3D forestry data initiative that’s being led by Irish forestry technology start-up Treemetrics. The Cork-based company is...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Mobile, Green Tech, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, CIO, Careers and Employment -
Space agencies' Tweetup to highlight mission News
21.02.2012 Sixty Twitter followers of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French Space Agency, CNES, can be in Toulouse, France, next month, for the docking of the automated transfer... -
ESA’s Vega vehicle succeeds in maiden flight News
13.02.2012 After less than a decade of development, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vega vehicle has this morning carried out a flawless qualification flight from Europe's Spaceport in...Categories: Telecommunications, Sustainability, R&D, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
Govt and industry invest €22.4m in Lero software R&D centre News
30.01.2012 Science Foundation Ireland and a consortium of top technology companies, including Intel and IBM, are investing €22.4m over the next five years in University of Limerick-based... -
Solar storm illuminates the skies with auroras News
27.01.2012 The solar storm that collided with planet Earth’s magnetic field on 24-25 January, the largest since 2005, illuminated the skies with stunning aurorae that could be seen by...Categories: Telecommunications, R&D, Phones, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Computers, CommunicationsTags: NASA, Telecommunications, GPS, European Space Agency, Energy, Solar, Smart Grid, Space, Ireland -
Scientists detect large build-up of water in the Arctic Ocean News
24.01.2012 Scientists at University College London and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre have discovered that a large dome of water has been building up in the western Arctic Ocean...Tags: European Space Agency, -
Space Junk 3D movie aims to expose space debris problem News
20.01.2012 With the US having this week declared it is going to work with the EU and other nations to devise an international code of conduct for outer space activities, a new movie called... -
Scientists create new smartphone app to view solar images News
17.01.2012 Trinity College Dublin (TCD) researchers have created a new smartphone version of the SolarMonitor.org website so people can view NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) images of... -
New NASA crew blast off to the International Space Station News
21.12.2011 Today a new space expedition carrying three astronauts rocketed off to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Russian Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan. While some of us... -
Dublin tech firm brings internet to remote Africa News
19.12.2011 Dublin technology company Mandac has won its second major contract with the European Space Agency to provide technology that will make it easy for people in remote regions of...Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Communications -
Irish researchers seek green tech for space exploration News
09.12.2011 Tyndall National Institute, UCC and the University of Limerick’s Stoke Institute have begun a contract with the European Space Agency to find a green-tech solution for space...