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Business opportunities from outer space

A Slovenian company is creating new business opportunities by optimizing data mined by the EU's Copernicus programme from outer space.

Europe News

Europe explores new opportunities in space

The 10th Conference on European Space Policy is underway in Brussels. The space industry was there to lobby the EU to increase spending. On offer, cutting edge technologies that could give the Europe a competitive advantage over its economic rivals.

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10 years of Columbus, Europe's orbiting space lab

Since it blasted off ten years ago, Columbus has been used to grow plants, research new metals and probe astronauts' blood, bodies and brains.

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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

USA

NASA launches a new powerful weather forecasting and hurricane tracking satellite

A rocket has launched off the Californian coast, carrying a new weather satellite that will orbit the Earth's poles, improving forecasting and hurricane tracking.

World News

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.

Sci-Tech

Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different

Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner.

World News

Live: Astronauts look down on the earth from the ISS during a spacewalk

NASA astronauts take part in a spacewalk to carry out maintenance on the International Space Station

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Can we solve the mysteries of Earth's atmosphere?

Is the ozone layer replenishing itself, how can we track pollution from industry, and is it possible to measure Earth's winds from orbit? We look into the mysteries of our atmosphere in Space.

World News

Australia bids for the stars with new Space Agency

Australia has announced it is to open its own space agancy, 50 years after launching one of the first satellites

Business Planet

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.

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Legends of Space, ep 8: Sputnik: The satellite that changed the world

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

USA

Neil Armstrong's 'space bag' sells for 1.5 million dollars

A bag said to have been used by US astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring the first samples of moon dust back to Earth has been sold to an anonymous bidder for 1.8 million US dollars.

Kazakhstan

Watch: Rocket’s launch captured on video from space

Switzerland

360 video: Discover one of the cleanest cleanrooms in Europe

China

China: Heavy-lift rocket launch fails in flight

After what seemed to be a textbook lift-off, an anomaly was detected authorities say

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Agility is key for space sector

Europe's space sector was keen to show the world how agile it can be in the face of global competition for launch and satellite services at the Paris Air Show this year, another sign that the business

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ArianeGroup launched at Paris Air Show amidst fierce competition

Watch our exclusive interview with Alain Charmeau, head of the newly formed ArianeGroup