ESA is preparing to study and develop at Phase 0 level four mission ideas selected as candidates for the Earth Explorer 12 mission: CryoRad, ECO, Hydroterra+, and Keystone. Through this Call for MAG membership, four new groups will be established, one for each candidate mission idea
For tiende gang kan forskere i ESA’s medlemsstater søge om at blive ”Science Planner” for den NASA ledede IRIS mission. I alt bliver tre forskere med speciale i solfysik valgt ud fra ekspertise og foreslået observationsprogram. Ansøgninger skal sendes til ESA senest 3. juni 2024 kl. 12:00 CEST
Danske virksomheder kan nu gennem ESA’s BASS-program søge tilskud til demonstrationsprojekter dedikeret til udviklingen af bruger- eller kundedrevne kommercielle applikationer, der anvender mindst ét rumaktiv og som efter en vellykket afslutning af projektet er klar til at blive markedsført.
Danske virksomheder har nu gennem ESA’s Business Applications Space Solutions-program (BASS) mulighed for at søge tilskud til markedsfeasibility- og tekniske studier, såkaldte kickstartprojekter. Formålet med studiet skal være at udvikle en eller flere applikationer baseret på rumdata.
Vær med til at hylde og byde astronaut Andreas Mogensen velkommen hjem til Danmark den 29. april. Det er første gang, Andreas Mogensen er tilbage i Danmark, efter at han den 12. marts landede på Jorden efter mere end seks måneder på Den internationale rumstation, ISS
ESA is soliciting for research experiments to be implemented during a 100-day isolation and confinement study. Particular areas of interest are general crew health and wellbeing, team cohesion and performance, cognition and sleep, mood and psychological state, microbiology, stress and immune system.
Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen (UFS) udbyder nu 2,43 millioner Euro (18,1 millioner DKK). Danske forskere kan søge om ESA-midler til udvikling af videnskabelige instrumenter med ophæng i ESA Science Programmet. Ansøgningsfrist er 17. maj 2024.
The Commission is launching a call to set up and participate in an EU Space ISAC. It aims at strengthening the security and resilience of the EU space sector by developing the awareness and capabilities of its members. Companies, incl. SMEs and start-ups as well as public entities are welcome.
Join ESA’s interdisciplinary Space Economy and Commerce network which connects individuals from the private sector, public institutions, international organisations and academia. Become a part of a vibrant community which fosters European collaboration toward the development of the space sector.
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) provides university students and graduates with a unique and first-hand experience of the workings of the EUSPA, in particular, and of the EU institutions in general.
Flere af verdens ledende rumagenturer, herunder både ESA og NASA, er gået sammen om at designe fremtidens rumstation, som de planlægger at sætte i kredsløb om Månen. Simon Vilms Pedersen fra Syddansk Universitet (SDU) skal være med til at anbefale, hvilke teknologier der bør være ombord.
This 5th Announcement of Opportunity (AO-5) marks the second year of opportunities in CHEOPS' first extended mission. AO-5 opens on 12 March 2024 and will close on 25 April 2024, soliciting proposals for observations to be carried out as part of the CHEOPS Guest Observers (GO) Programme.
Tirsdag den 12. marts 2024 vendte Andreas og hans astronaut-kollegaer hjem til jordens overflade efter næsten 200 dage i rummet. Andreas nåede at gennemføre en lang række danske og internationale videnskabelige eksperimenter, være pilot på Dragon-fartøjet og kommandør på rumstationen.
Efter seks måneder ombord på den Internationale Rumstation vender Andreas Mogensen og SpaceX Crew-7 snart tilbage til Jorden. I løbet af missionen har Andreas Mogensen og hans besætning med stor succes gennemført en lang række eksperimenter - herunder de fleste af de danske Huginn forsøg.
In 2024 up to 8.35 million Euro are allocated for the development of generic space technologies through ESA. Three different types activities are supported: GSTP Element 1 Compendia activities, GSTP Element 2 Make activities and funding aimed at correcting the Danish geo-return and competitiveness.
I 2024 er afsat op til 8,35 millioner Euro til udvikling af rumteknologi gennem European Space Agency, ESA. Midlerne er afsat i den danske forskningsreserve for 2023 og 2024 og udmøntes gennem ESA’s GSTP program og et særligt program, der har til formål at rette op på den danske underretur.
Ten new student teams have been selected to participate in the Swedish-German REXUS/BEXUS programme and will develop their own experiments for a flight on a stratospheric balloon or sounding rocket. One of the selected teams is HEIMDAL from the University of Southern Denmark and Aarhus University.
Do you want to participate in a CubeSat project? Or is your dream to have a career in the space sector, but you’re not sure what space-related skills you need? If so, ESA Education Office's CubeSat Summer School 2024, is for you! Application is open until 15 April 2024.
Som en del af det landsdækkende formidlingsprojekt Rumrejsen, har Dansk Selskab for Rumfartsforskning udgivet det andet af to særnumre af magasinet Dansk Rumfart fuld af artikler om Andreas Mogensens mission til den Internationale Rumstation. Magasinet er nu tilgængeligt i både print og online.
The Planetary Environment Facility at Aarhus University has recently been included as one of only 21 European ESA (SciSpace) Ground Based Facilities. It is in now possible to apply for funding from ESA to access this danish facility for space related research projects.
The ESA Director of Science invites scientists based in ESA Member States to apply for membership of the LISA Science Team. Mandatory Letters of Intent due 21 February 2024, 12:00 (noon) CET and Deadline for receipt of Proposals 27 March 2024, 12:00 (noon) CET.
The ESA Director of Science invites scientists based in ESA Member States to apply for membership of the NewAthena Science Study Team. Mandatory Letters of Intent due 21 February 2024, 12:00 (noon) CET and Deadline for receipt of Proposals 20 March 2024, 12:00 (noon) CET.
ESA’s Education Office is inviting eligible university students to apply for the four training sessions taking place in April and May at ESA Academy’s Training & Learning Facility in ESEC-Galaxia, Transinne, Belgium.
You are invited to experience Scotland’s end-to-end capability in space at the Space Scotland Summit Nordics 2024, hosted at the British Embassy in Copenhagen on March 20, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM CET, followed by a networking reception.
The ESA-FAIR Radiation Summer School has been established to train students in basic heavy ion biophysics for both terrestrial and space applications. The school will be unique worldwide and is expected to attract large attention from the international community. Deadline for application April 30.
Sixty European engineering and science students will be selected to participate in a ten-day learning opportunity held in the village of Alpbach in the beautiful Austrian Alps. The topic of the Summer School Alpbach 2024 is: “Giant planets and their moons”. Apply now for an experience of a lifetime!
ESA Calls for membership of the Harmony Earth Explorer 10, and Earth Explorer 11 Candidate Mission Advisory Groups (MAGs)
Den 16. udgave af European Space Conference blev afholdt i Bruxelles 23-24 januar, hvor repræsentanter fra hele det europæiske rum-økosystem deltog. De gennemgående temaer på årets konference var den kommende EU rumlov, national sikkerhed og konkurrenceevne.
Danmark øger i 2024 atter sit bidrag til ESA. Bidraget rettes mod jordobservation, rumteknologier samt støtte til videnskabelig instrumenter. Samtidig vender Danmark tilbage til udviklingen af europæiske løfteraketter og der reserveres midler til et dansk ’Accelerator-initiativ’ for grøn omstilling.
Two parallel EU Calls for Expression of Interest are open to gather experiments that could be considered for In Orbit Demonstration/Validation actions that cover aggregation, if needed, launch services and operations. The calls are open until 15th of March 2024, 18.00 (CET).
I februar åbner ESA for ansøgning til deres graduate program hvor der vil være omkring hundrede stillinger inden for et bredt felt af rumrelaterede områder. Det højt profilerede program er at springbræt til en karriere i den internationale rumindustri. Webinarer om programmet 2., 7. og 23. februar.
Der er åbent for ansøgning til anden runde af EUSPA’s CASSINI Challenges konkurrence for innovativ, kommerciel udnyttelse af satellitdata. Personer og virksomheder fra EU kan deltage med enten prototyper (Deadline 9. februar 2024) eller produkter (Deadline 19. april 2024). Præmiepulje på 1.000.000€.
Check out the European Space Acency’s TDE Work Plan 2023-2024 to see if you can help develop ESA’s future missions. The TDE programme is funded by ESA’s Basic Activities – a mandatory programme all ESA member states participate in. The TDE work plan is released on the ESA Star portal
A number of Space calls are now open for submission. Check them out, team up with international partners and apply: Horizon Europe programme Cluster 4, Destination 5: Open Strategic Autonomy in Developing, Deploying and Using Global Space-Based Infrastructures, Services, Applications and Data
ESA is launching a competition which initiates a first phase of activities for European companies to eventually demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit by 2028. An online briefing meeting is planned for 8 January 2024
ESA Star open tender on Refinement of EuroQCI security baseline and definition of proposals for possible KMS approach at EuroQCI level, considering segregation requirements at system level. EuroQCI will safeguard sensitive data and critical infrastructures by integrating quantum-based systems.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a campaign for innovative and commercially interesting ideas to enhance circular life support systems in space. It aims to address the critical challenges of sustaining human life in space during extended missions, especially beyond Low Earth Orbit.
The ESA Director of Science invites scientists from institutions in the ESA Member States to express their interest in being a member of the Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC), Astronomy Working Group (AWG), or the Solar System and Exploration Working Group (SSEWG). Deadline is 22 January 2024
Check out the new offers! ESA Academy is ESA's educational programme for university students. ESA Academy offers tailored transfer of space know-how and interaction with space professionals, ESA Academy takes students through a learning path that enriches their academic education.
Videnskabsjournalist Jens Degett besøgte Rumkonferencen 2023 på SDU og fik mulighed for at interviewe ESA direktør Toni Tolker-Nielsen, der er fungerende direktør for raketter og den højst placerede dansker i ESA. Han har arbejdet 40 år i European Space Agency og har haft flere forskellige opgaver
Andreas Mogensen er igen lykkedes med at tage billeder, der giver helt ny viden om blå lyn i skyerne og lyn kaldet røde feer i atmosfæren højt over jorden. DTU Space bruger billederne til at undersøge, hvordan de kraftige lyn kan påvirke koncentrationen of drivhusgasser i atmosfæren.
Den nationale Rumkonference 2023 blev afholdt 9.-10. november på Syddansk Universitet (SDU), som var en perfekt ramme om de 300+ deltagere, 50 talere og paneldeltagere og et imponerende udstillingsområde. Deltagerne havde mange livlige debatter, og ideer til nye projekter og samarbejde så dagens lys
A vivid annual Danish National Space Conference 2023 taking place at University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is now well behind us. It had 300+ participants as well as 50 speakers and panel experts. Participants and speakers enjoyed lively discussions, and new projects and collaborations were born.
European Space Agency, ESA has launced the call for tender based on an agreement between the ESA and the European Commission within the Horizon Europe programme. It is entitled: SSA HE-NEO-01 - INCREASE NETWORKING OF MS ASSETS - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OBSERVATIONS. Deadline is 11 December 2023.
Dansk Selskab for Rumfartsforskning har netop udgivet et nyt nummer af deres magasin Dansk Rumfart. Magasinet bringer artikler skrevet af forsøgslederne for nogen af de danske Huginn forsøg og fortæller om projektet Rumrejsen, som selskabet ligesom UFM er en del af.
Innovation Center Denmark Silicon Valley arrangerer i samarbejde med Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen en rumdelegationstur til Californien, der nu er fastsat til at finde sted i maj 2024. Turen skal styrke dansk-amerikansk rumsamarbejde og har netop fået tilknyttet Michael Lumholdt konsulent.
In the matchmaking & networking area of the National Space Conference on 9 November at 15:45-17:30 you can meet a select group of companies, researchers, organizations and others working within the space sector in Denmark and abroad.
Your input is wanted!. The call for evidence on Mid-term evaluation of the European Union Space Programme is now open for feedback until 9 November 2023. The Commission seeks inputs, that will contribute to further development and fine-tuning of the space programme.
On 9-10 November, the National Space Conference will be held at SDU Odense. Here you will have the opportunity to see poster contributions covering a variety of space relate topics, from student satellites to microbiology in space. The conference is fully booked, but sign up on the waiting list.
Andreas Mogensen og NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara skulle have været på rumvandring den 12. oktober, men den er blevet udskudt på grund af lækager på ISS. Lækagerne blev opdaget mandag den 9. oktober på en radiator på Rumstationens Multipurpose Laboratory Module.
The CASSINI Challenges, formerly #Myeuuspace competition, is open for applications. The competition is divided in three thematic tracks like the maturity of the proposed solution. A total € 1.000.000 are available in prize money. A webinar about the CASSINI Challenges will be held on 24 October
Seize the opportunity to become a leading actor of exploration with a new type of mission, starting with the Moon. Small missions offer a programmatic opportunity for consortia from Participating States like Denmark with a small contribution to the ESA’s Terrae Novae Programme. Deadline 14 December
Torsdag den 12. oktober kl. 16.00 dansk tid skal Andreas Mogensen på rumvandring uden på den Internationale Rumstation, ISS. Andreas Mogensen skal installere et nyt kamera med høj opløsning, mens han er fastgjort til ISS ene robotarm, Canadarm2. NASA holder pressemøde om rumvandringen den 6. oktober
Now is the time to send your input for the new EU Space Law. The legislative proposal expects to envisage common EU rules addressing the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities and operations. The online questionnaire will be available until 2 November 2023.
The EU SPACE ISAC will be a membership-driven organization, engaging industry, public sector institutions and academia. It will act as a network-based information sharing platform, connecting its Participants to communicate in a trusted environment. The first of several deadlines is 31 October 2023
Get first-hand knowledge of ESA’s Moon ambitions by joining ESA’s Lunar Gateway and Moon Surface Facility Definition Teams (FDTs) and support the definition of activities for the Lunar Gateway and the Moon surface. Early career scientists are specifically encouraged to apply. Deadline 8 October 2023
Get first-hand knowledge of ESA’s Exploration programme by joining ESA’s “Science in Space Environment” (SciSpacE) Facility Definition Teams and support the definition of science activities for the post-ISS era. Early career scientists are specifically encouraged to apply. Deadline 8 October 2023
In line with the growing interest in space exploration, the conference will, for the first time, span over two days and include six dedicated tracks. The online programme contains a number of confirmed speakers and an in-depth description of the highly relevant topics on today’s space agenda.
The Commission invites stakeholders of the aerospace and defence ecosystem to reply by 15 October 2023 to an online consultation aimed at initiating the process of developing a transition pathway for this industrial ecosystem.
Announcement of Opportunity of the 21th cycle of observations proposals for the ESA Science mission INTEGRAL. Deadline for submission of proposals is 29 September 2023, 14:00 CEST.
The CASSINI Business Accelerator is now open for applications. Successful applicants will receive tailored support, access to industry experts, and a seed voucher worth € 75.000 among other things. A webinar about the Accelerator will be held on September 13th. Deadline September 29th.
The appointment of European scientists is part of ESA’s participation in the NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission (ROMAN). Deadline is 15 September 2023, 12:00 (noon) CEST for submission of a mandatory letter of intent and 20 October 2023, 12:00 (noon) CEST for final proposal.
Announcement of Opportunity of the 21th cycle of observations proposals for the ESA Science mission INTEGRAL. INTEGRAL carries two main gamma-ray instruments, covering simultaneously a broad energy range for the study of high energy astrophysical sources. Deadline is 29 september 2023
The Circadian Light experiment developed by SAGA Space Architects from Copenhagen, Denmark includes a lamp designed to support the circadian rhythm of astronauts in space. ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen installed the light inside his crew cabin on the third day of his stay in space
Den 9. – 10. november kommer den Nationale Rumkonference til SDU Odense. Her har du mulighed for at stille op med en poster om dine studieaktiviteter og visioner for rummet. Du kan du modtage 1.000 kr. i støtte til at udvikle og printe din poster.
FN’s kontor for det ydre rum (UNOOSA) afholder en mini workshop d. 6. februar 2024 for alle der har interesse i bæredygtig udnyttelse af det ydre rum. Tilkendegivelse for at holde et oplæg skal være RUM i hænde senest 2. oktober 2023.
ESA's postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme offers early-career scientists and engineers the possibility to carry out research in a variety of disciplines related to space science, space applications or space technology. Application deadline is 18 September 2023
Klokken 03.27 lokal tid lykkedes det at lave en succesfuld opsendelse fra Kennedy Space Center i Florida med astronaut Andreas Mogensen ombord. Nu venter et halvt års arbejde med at gøre os alle sammen klogere på rummet og planeten, vi bor på.
Uddannelses- og forskningsminister Christina Egelund er rejst til USA for at overvære opsendelsen af Andreas Mogensen til ISS. I forbindelse med besøget vil ministeren underskrive to aftaler om forskningsaktiviteter og undervisningsaktiviteter i forbindelse med rumrejsen.
Uddannelses- og forskningsminister Christina Egelund rejser i dag til Florida i USA for at overvære opsendelsen af Andreas Mogensen til den internationale rumstation ISS. Ministeren rejser afsted med ønsket om, at Danmark fremover øger sit engagement i det internationale rumsamarbejde markant.
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and his family are currently in isolation with a duration of two weeks before the launch. He will be launched as part of Crew-7 to the International Space Station for the Huginn mission on 25 August at 09:49 – Danish time. You can watch the launch on ESA WebTV 2.
Danish Aerospace Company udskriver konkurrence for alle: Optag din egen cykelrute til brug for motion på den nye rumcykel på ISS. Videoen skal bruges af Andreas Mogensen i det danske VR-for exercise forsøg på Huginn missionen. Deadline for indsendelse af videoer er 15. september 2023.
Den danske ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen skal tage billeder af nymånen for at hjælpe DMI’s klimaforskere med at blive klogere på klodens klima. Billeder af nymånen taget fra jorden skal også bidrage til projektet - og her kan du komme på banen med et #NewMoonSnap
Videnskab.dk bringer den komplicerede rumforskning helt ned på jorden i en ny serie, hvor de sætter fokus på nogle af de eksperimenter, som den danske astronaut Andreas Mogensen skal lave ombord på sit ophold på Den Internationale Rumstation i 2023, og hvordan teknologierne kan bruges her på kloden
Are you an expert or a company working on space weather, this is for you? ESA has launched two tenders on space weather tasks. ESA is managing particular space weather tasks under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe work programme for 2024. Deadline for offers: 29 August 2023
ESA has launched an Announcement of Opportunity for membership of the CHEOPS science team. The CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) is a small mission in the ESA Science Programme, dedicated to the search for transits of exoplanets using ultrahigh precision photometry on bright stars
Læs om baggrunden, træningen, forsøgene og meget mere for Andreas Mogensens mission i ESA’s helt nye brochure om Huginn missionen. Efter planen sendes ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen på mission til den internationale rumstation med SpaceX Crew7 den 21. august 2023
Danske virksomheder har nu mulighed for at søge 60.000€ til udviklingen af applikationer baseret på rumdata igennem ESA's Kick-start-program, der ligger under teknologiprogrammet for telekommunikation og downstream applikationer (ARTES).
I 2023 øremærkes 2,4 millioner Euro igennem European Space Agency's (ESA) program for generel upstream rumrelateret teknologiudvikling (GSTP) til innovative projekter i danske virksomheder og forskningsinstitutioner. Læs mere om opslaget, og hvordan midlerne søges, her.
Sign up for the National Space Conference 2023! The program is well under way and we are excited to share some news about confirmed speakers and the inclusion of tracks!
ESA invites Earth Observation experts to apply for membership of the Next Generation Gravity Mission (NGGM) Mission of Opportunity MAG. Members will be selected to provide advice during the feasibility study phase (A/B). The call remains open until 16th July 12:00hrs CET.
I anledning af Andreas Mogensens Huginn mission til ISS lanceres en et væld af aktiviteter for børn og unge. Uddannelses- og forskningsstyrelsens repræsentation i European Space Agency, ESA har givet en række danske samarbejdspartnere en unik mulighed for at udvikle aktiviteter for børn om og unge
The main objective of the study is to analyse the feasibility of a European Union’s Earth-Observation service restricted to government-authorised users at EU and EU Member States levels for sensitive applications in the areas of security and defence.
Er I en rumvirksomhed med interesse i det amerikanske marked? Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen arrangerer en rumdelegationstur til Californien i 2024 og søger lige nu interessetilkendegivelser fra potentielle deltagere!
Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) and ESA are cooperating to support ESA Project astronaut Marcus Wandt’s mission with Axiom using a commercial fast-track. The launch time is still to be decided. Last week Marcus unveiled his mission name, Munnin, and patch.
Teknologisk Institut har netop annonceret, at de har fået kontrakt med European Space Agency (ESA) på at tage første skridt i udviklingen af en beskyttende beklædning – et såkaldt smart skin – til robotarme. Visionen er at bane vej for flere robotter i rummet.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher kicked off the Paris Air Show Live - session on the ambitions of Europe in human and robotic exploration with the Breaking News about the assignment of Andreas Mogensen as Commander on the International Space Station
ESA’s REXUS/BEXUS programme offers flight opportunities on sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons for experimental payloads designed and developed by university students. The balloons and rockets will be launched from Esrange in Kiruna, Sweden, in autumn 2024 and spring 2025, respectively.
ESA has a new initiative in the planning: Small Missions that will offer a programmatic opportunity for small and medium countries to become more visible in the implementation of ESA’s exploration strategy. The initiative is planned to be launched in September 2023 and will have a short deadline.
EUSPA og Naviair har underskrevet en samarbejdsaftale om placering af et Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) jordsegment. Segmentet vil styrke SAR-dækningen omkring Grønland og i Europas periferi.
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