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Space weather services facilitating every-day life – examples from Finland and Norway
Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA) have decided to work together to strengthen Europe’s space sector and to ensure its continued service to European citizens. Efforts towards those goals are coordinated under the Accelerators umbrella programme.
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The most powerful solar storm in over two decades has hit the Earth
The Earth has experienced the strongest solar storm since 2003, says the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A geomagnetic storm may also cause occasional disruptions to satellites, navigators, radio connections or, in extreme cases, problems with the distribution of electricity.
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Finland to look into adoption of secure satellite connections
The European Union will begin providing secure satellite connections to its Member States at the end of this year. The plan is to offer Members States high-speed broadband connectivity in areas where no terrestrial connections are available. In April, the Ministry of the Interior launched a preliminary study on the adoption of secure satellite connections.
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Space is taken into account more strongly in security and defence policy
Space as an operating environment is increasingly important for defence. Its importance to the armed forces has grown faster than we have anticipated. This is largely due to the explosive growth of space business. However, we cannot underestimate…
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ESERO Finland aims to develop Finnish science and technology expertise
ESERO (European Space Education Resource Office) is the European Space Agency ESA’s most important channel for supporting science education in schools. ESERO activities promote scientific learning and increase interest toward space sciences and…
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In Earth’s orbit
The extensive space interview with Tero Vihavainen, Secretary General of the Finnish Space Committee, has been published in the “Ydin” magazine 1/2024. Now we publish it also in SpaceFinland website. Step on a spaceship! Editor-in-chief of the…