In 2011 Proba-2’s resistojet fuel tank was repressurised with an influx of nitrogen that had not been stored in a tank under pressure but within a solid material kept at room temperature with no special storage requirements. This ‘cool gas storage’ technology first developed by TNO Defence, Security and Safety is also being transferred to a fire suppression device in information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, usually placed inside data centres, by the company Fire Suppression Inside.

A haptic belt as a navigation device for the visually impaired

FeelSpace GmbH was founded as a start up out of the University of Osnabrück. Based on 10 years research with tactile compass belts, a haptic belt was developed as a navigation device for the blind. Vibration motors show the direction where a target destination is located. The smartphone acts as an interface. Target groups: blind and visually impaired, bikers, tourists

Satellite derived soil and crop information system optimizing land use and increasing yield

Eye movement experiments in space contributing to modern laser eyesight surgery

Seeking anwsers about life in outer space through Exobiology

Investigating effects of long-duration spaceflight on the human body & helping to understand ageing, osteoporosis, balance disorders, and loss of muscle

Crowdsourced experiments run on the ISS

Upgrading telemedicine networks

Goal of the EuroMedNet project was to upgrade the existing SHARED telemedicine network toward an operational network by introducing a Telemedicine Operation Centre (TOC) and by upgrading the stations in order to have them remotely controllable. This together with the introduction of the necessary tools allowed services information access, booking, automatic scheduling and communications set-up and confidentiality of data.

Delivery of high-bandwidth applications, enhancing school curriculums

Earth and Space Multimedia systems Enhancements and Extensions