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Mirror, mirror

Technology image of the week: a vintage image of a 121-segment mirror array being installed inside Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, built to reflect simulated sunlight for satellite testing To source

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[STAR] Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and operation technology

Next Generation Aeronautical Innovation Hub Center The Unmanned Airplane for Radiation Monitoring System (UARMS) Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have already started making an impact in fields like pesticide application and aerial photography. As UAS continue to develop, the technology could find its ways into areas ranging from disaster monitoring and other public-use applications to infrastructure […]

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Suspended animation

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Luca Parmitano practicing for spacewalk to repair dark-matter hunter To source

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Seeking innovative ideas: space for the oceans

ESA seeks your ideas for applying space technology to Earth-based problems. Through the Open Space Innovation Platform , a new challenge-based website, the Agency is hunting out bright ideas to monitor plastic waste polluting the oceans, and to improve the self-steering abilities of ships. To source

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ESA opening up to new ideas

ESA aims to harness a new resource for future space activities: ideas from European researchers, businesses and the general public. Through its new Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP), anyone is welcome to respond to space-related challenges. To source

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