No matter if we look out in space or inside matter the world’s constituents remain the same. With the imminent start of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, we enter into a new area of particle physics. Any new discoveries could also be beneficial to the areas of astrophysics and cosmology, shedding light on our common understanding of the universe.
What is EUMETSAT and What is the Mission?
NordicSpace’s Baard Kringen talking with Director General Lars Prahm
Use of IASI data in the IPY-THORPEX/Norway
IASI – new sensor onboard the MetOp/A Satellite
The OSI SAF – Global Sea Ice Monitoring for Operational Weather and Ocean Forecasting
Numerical weather prediction (NWP) which is the backbone of modern weather forecasting needs daily accurate updates of earth surface parameters. One of these parameters is sea ice. The variations in sea ice impact the ocean-atmosphere fluxes of heat, momentum and water, and thereby the development of both local as well as large scale weather systems.
Kopernikus
– Focus on Environment and Climate
Reliability and Near Real Data – a demand from the users.
Data receiving via Kongsberg Satellite Services network
The “space tug” SMART-OLEV – Prolong the satellites’ lifespan
Many of the communication satellites in orbit are still in perfect condition, but are about to run out of fuel. Very costly, but there’s nothing one can do about it – until now. If a rescue mission proposal from a European industrial group proves a success, the satellites’ lifespan may be prolonged to the time the technology is out of date.
Space as industrial base
Space activities still greatly influence global economy, much based on the space as unsurpassable basis for business areas like communication, navigation, earth observation and others.
The Alfvèn waves – now detected in the solar corona
The surface of the Sun has a temperature at about 10,000 degree Fahrenheit, but the temperature in the corona is rising to millions of degrees. Although scientists have some ideas of what the temperature in the solar corona might be, there is no universal explanation yet.
“Media Day” at ESTEC
GOCE is introduced to the international media