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SpaceFinland gives a look at Finnish space sector companies and research as well as the Finnish space administration
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The winners of the 7th CASSINI Hackathon contest have been awarded
The "Space for Environment and Green Transition" Hackathon took place back in September. The 7th CASSINI Hackathon looked for EU Space technologies bringing solutions to a sustainable system and the protection of the environment.
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Finnish Space Situational Awareness Centre to be established
The Government proposes funding for the establishment of the Finnish Space Situational Awareness Centre. Funding is proposed for the administrative branches of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The Ministry of Transport and Communications share of the funding amounts to EUR 411 000.
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Finnish technology going into outer space – aims to help protecting Earth from asteroid impacts
A hyperspectral camera ASPECT developed by VTT is on board the European Space Agency (ESA) space mission to test deflection technology of potentially hazardous asteroids. The University of Helsinki and Aalto University are responsible for data processing, equipment testing, and the scientific design of the mission. Kuva Space has designed the data processing unit of the hyperspectral camera, as well as life-support equipment for both of the CubeSats.
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Hera space mission provides data for planetary defence and space mining
In October 2024, Finnish technology was launched into outer space with the Hera space mission. What do planetary defence and space mining mean? Can Earth be protected from collisions with asteroids? And when will the first mining on an asteroid be…
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NIS2 and Earth stations - 10 statements
The national implementation of the Cyber Security Directive (Network and Information Systems Directive, NIS2 Directive) will enter into force in autumn 2024. The aim of the new Directive is to strengthen the EU's common and Member States' national…
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The Legal and Strategic Imperatives of Space
*** Young graduate statement *** As a student, my entry into the field of international space law and policy was sparked relatively recently, mostly driven by a growing interest in the complex legal and strategic…
