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Space Confluence 2024 – Registration is Now Open!

November 20, 2024
ESERO Ireland

The ESERO Ireland Space Education Confluence supported by OIDE and MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory will be held online Saturday November 30 2024 @9:30 – 13:00

 

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The Design Booster 2 programme takes off!

January 10, 2025
ESA
A new cohort of student teams have been selected to participate in the second cycle of the Design Booster programme. These teams are designing their very own satellite mission and will be supported by ESA to refine and consolidate their mission designs over the next 18 months. Read More »

A Stellar Drop Campaign for Team SILOE

January 10, 2025
ESA
The students of ISAE-SUPAERO (France) successfully executed their experiment during a drop campaign at the GraviTower in Bremen, Germany. The results of this experiment will facilitate a more profound comprehension of the mechanical properties of diverse materials present at the surface of planets or asteroids in low-gravity and vacuum environments. Read More »

Meet the Team: OSCAR-PINQ

December 20, 2024
ESA
Team OSCAR-PINQ is the next chapter in the journey of team OSCAR to bring diamond-based quantum sensing technologies into space. Building on the previous experience of the OSCAR project series, this mission takes on the challenge of miniaturizing diamond-based magnetometers while integrating pulsed measurement techniques. At the same time, it paves the way for the widespread utilization of this technology in Earth observation applications, with this mission specifically targeting the exploratory approach of monitoring volcanic and tectonic activity.  Read More »

New Student Experiments Selected for the REXUS/BEXUS Programme

December 18, 2024
ESA
The Swedish-German REXUS/BEXUS Programme has selected new student teams to participate in the upcoming flight missions. These teams will have the unique opportunity to design and develop their own experiments for a launch aboard a stratospheric balloon or a sounding rocket. Read More »

Be Part of the Life Support Systems Solutions from Space for Earth Training Course!

December 11, 2024
ESA
University students can now apply for the pilot edition of the Life Support Systems Solutions from Space for Earth Workshop, scheduled from 10 to 21 March 2025. This is the inaugural course in the "Space for Earth" series by ESA Academy, which emphasizes the application of space technology and data for terrestrial benefits with a business-oriented approach. The first week will be held onsite at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium, and the second week online. Participants will explore the scientific, engineering, and business aspects of converting waste into oxygen, water, and food, and how these innovations can create new business opportunities on Earth. This training course has been developed by ESA’s Education Office and the Life Support and Physical Sciences Instrumentation Section. Read More »