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Space technology is in action in Barcelona, Spain, as emergency responders employ two ESA-supplied telemedicine devices to triage and treat urgent patients.
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Wetlands worldwide are vanishing at an alarming rate. New maps produced by ESA’s GlobWetland Africa project show how…


A device that uses electricity generated by plants as its power source has communicated via satellite – a world first.
Such sensors could be used to connect everyday objects in remote…

Space can seem distant and of little relevance when facing crises on Earth, but space technology can be a powerful tool for humanitarian action. Several of the proposals adopted at ESA's…
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Environmental concerns – especially climate change – are receiving more attention than ever. With the alarming conclusions from the Intergovernmental…
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As ESA’s SMOS satellite celebrates 10 years in orbit, yet another result has been added to its list of successes. This remarkable satellite mission has shown that it can be used to measure…

Through its new tool for collecting innovative ideas – the Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) – ESA recently sought suggestions for…

Air travel is set to become safer, swifter and more environmentally friendly thanks to the introduction of space-based technologies.
ESA has just signed a deal with Inmarsat, a…

VIENNA, 24 May (UN Information Service) - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on…
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