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Enterprise in the space economy - Europe’s expanding business frontier

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet explores the increasing number of opportunities for innovative small firms and startups working in Europe’s booming space economy.

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The satellite keeping a safe eye on Earth

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From mapping the planet and tracking climate change to helping with disaster management, Global Japan looks at how Japanese satellite technology is being used to capture changes taking place on Earth.

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#AskSpace: When will humans reach Mars?

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#AskSpace: When will humans reach Mars? Manish Patel, a planetary scientist and member of the ExoMars science team from The Open University gives his view.

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Ariane 6 rocket hits key milestone

The Ariane 6 rocket has cleared a significant hurdle on the path towards its maiden voyage in 2020 – qualification tests on the rocket’s Vinci® engine were completed on October 12 in Vernon, France.

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BepiColombo sets off to solve the mysteries of Mercury

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

Mercury is a misfit in the solar system, an intriguing planet that science can't quite explain. The joint European and Japanese BepiColombo mission is setting off to explore the closest planet to the Sun in unprecedented detail.

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Meet Adeeb and Dana Alblooshi, two super smart UAE siblings

Emirati brother and sister Adeeb and Dana Alblooshi are two of the UAE’s child prodigies. At just fourteen-years-old, Adeeb, who was named this year as one of world’s smartest teenagers, has already applied for seven scientific patents.

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The UAE launches its first NASA space camp for young scientists

The UAE is aiming to become a world leader in space technology by 2021 and the country is investing heavily in its young scientists.

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#AskSpace: What's the latest on rocket re-usability and are there alternatives to combustion?

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

#AskSpace: Is Europe introducing the concept of re-usability in its space rockets? What alternatives are there to combustion? We get the answers from ESA expert Giorgio Tumino.

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Love and rockets: Inside Italy's Vega launcher factory

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

Euronews was granted a rare chance to film inside the Vega rocket factory in Italy where the next generation of ESA launchers, like the Vega C, are crafted with love from carbon fibre.

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Japanese rocket crashed to the ground after 4 secs

Firefighters say the area within a 600 metre radius of the launch site had been cordoned off fortunately, so there were no injuries.

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#AskSpace: How much space junk is there actually out there?

And the amount of space debris is not the only thing that matters. What can be done with it? Is recycling possible?

USA

John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies

He was the only astronaut to fly with three different NASA programs, in a career spanning 42 years.

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Race to build Ariane 6 rocket launch pad

The space race to build the new Ariane 6 rocket pad in French Guiana is underway.

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Legends of Space, ep 11: Ariane 1 on Christmas Eve, 1979

On Christmas Eve 1979 the first Ariane 1 rocket took off, paving the way for a long line of European launchers

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NASA fires Voyager 1’s thrusters for first time in 37 years

Scientists were amazed the thrusters worked having been out of action since 1980.

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What can be done about space debris?

There are 29,000 tracked pieces of space debris in orbit, and a million more too small to follow. They pose a risk to astronauts and satellites. So what can be done?

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Is your phone using the EU's new location-tracking system, Galileo?

Galileo could improve your phone's location accuracy up to 100 times. Here’s how to find out if you can use it and what it can do.

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Sputnik at sixty: five facts to know about the world’s first satellite

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Fighting space junk

This week in Business Planet we look at the problem posed by space debris and meet some of those who are developing solutions.

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Sixty years since Sputnik - the satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.