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Noordwijk (Netherlands)

Type: City

Name: Noordwijk (Netherlands)

Country: Netherlands

Latitude: 52.25

Longitude: 4.43

population: 23,908

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Fine control from miniature thruster

The faint purple glow comes from one of ESA’s very smallest space thrusters, being tested in a vacuum chamber in the Agency’s propulsion laboratory.This espresso-cup-sized Radio-frequency Ion Thruster, or miniRIT, delivers steady thrust in the range 10–100 ... [Published European Space Agency - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: European Space Agency, Thruster (satellite), LISA Pathfinder

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Floating Robotic Spheres Will Compete Inside ISS

Astronauts tweeting from space has quietly captivated followers for a while now, but when Chris Hadfield’s cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” went viral, the YouTube video seemed to spark a revived interest in just how thrilling it is when space and ... [Published Discovery Channel - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, European Space Agency, Robotics, Noordwijk (Netherlands), Compressed gas

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Netherlands - AgriVision 2013

The seventh AgriVision animal nutrition conference will take place from Tuesday 18th to Thursday 20th June in Noordwijk aan Zee in the Netherlands.The conference will examine the options for feeding nine billion people in 2050; through improved productivity, ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Netherlands, Animal Nutrition, Noordwijk (Netherlands), Nutreco, Michael Porter

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Image: Shady side of ATV

Source: European Space AgencyA rare view from behind of the solar wings built for ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle - the side that does not point at the Sun and is not covered in solar cells, a bright white to help proof it against corrosive atomic o ... [Published SpaceRef - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Oxygen, Noordwijk (Netherlands), Kourou (French Guiana), Leiden (Netherlands)

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

This Machine Could Help Robots Stick The Landing On Other Worlds

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on TwitterThe system the European Space Agency is using to aim for pinpoint landings on nearby moons and planets. Credit: ESAMission planners really hate it when space robots land off course. ... [Published Universe Today - May 30 2013]

Entities: European Space Agency, SMART-1, Robotics, Noordwijk (Netherlands), Altitude

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Pieters and Lens in Oranje squad

24 mei 2013 10:00Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has included Erik Pieters and Jeremain Lens in his 21-man squad for friendly international matches against Indonesia and China. The two PSV players will report for duty next Wednesday. The squad will fly ... [Published Noodls - May 24 2013]

Entities: Erik Pieters, Jeremain Lens, Jakarta, Ruben Schaken

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

European Space Agency

Student plant study could help understand the effect of altered gravity on humans

Student researchers have investigated how changes in gravity affect intracellular processes in plants. The research was conducted as part of ESA Education’s Spin Your Thesis! Programme. Their results could have implications for understanding human health, ... [Published European Space Agency - May 21 2013]

Entities: Pollen, European Space Agency, Centrifuge

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Against-the-clock rehearsal for Station immunology test

Simply getting anything into space is tough, but doing so against a strict deadline can be really stressful. Researchers in an ESA laboratory nervously checked the clock as they extracted immune cells - beginning a full dress rehearsal to prepare a time-critical ... [Published Space Daily - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Millie Hughes-Fulford, Cosmonaut, Immunology

First reported Apr 03 2013 - Updated Apr 04 2013 - 1 reports

Seeing Green at ESA's Materials and Electrical Components Laboratories

Source: European Space AgencyTest engineer Laurence Levan is bathed in an intense green glow from powerful ultraviolet lamps simulating the unfiltered sunlight of space within a test chamber - the lamplight being in fact blue, but filtered through yellow ... [Published SpaceRef - Apr 03 2013]

Entities: Test Engineer, BepiColombo, Noordwijk (Netherlands), Space ENvironment, Solar Radiation

First reported Apr 01 2013 - Updated Apr 01 2013 - 1 reports

Watching over you

Like astronauts, heavy-equipment operators in remote mines can benefit from long-distance monitoring using space technology. An ESA spin-off company has raised safety for dozens of drivers at the El Brocal mine in Peru by predicting their fatigue.In far-flung ... [Published Space Daily - Apr 01 2013]

Entities: European Space Agency, Mining, Steve Dixon, Peru, Noordwijk (Netherlands)

First reported Feb 13 2013 - Updated Feb 13 2013 - 1 reports

Looking out for lasers

Engineer Giuditta Montesanti is pictured wearing protective goggles while preparing for a test firing of space thrusters in ESA's Propulsion Laboratory. Lasers are used to align plasma-measuring probes within thruster plumes. Based at ESA's technical ... [Published Space Daily - Feb 13 2013]

Entities: Laser, Noordwijk (Netherlands), Lasers

First reported Feb 06 2013 - Updated Feb 06 2013 - 1 reports

Looking out for lasers

Source: European Space AgencyESA's laboratories are equipped with a huge range of measuring tools, but the most versatile remains the human eye - and it must be looked after. These protective goggles are worn while using lasers to align plasma-measuring ... [Published SpaceRef - Feb 06 2013]

Entities: Laser, LISA Pathfinder, Noordwijk (Netherlands)

Quotes

"Galileo . . . will provide Europe with technological independence in relation to present navigation systems, while at the same time being fully interoperable and compatible with them” said Ana Pastor, Spanish Minister of Transport."

EU Opens European GNSS Service Center to Support Galileo Users [Published Inside GNSS - Jun 17 2013]

Research Director Ailsa Hardy told us that "senior shared services and BPO professionals have managed to drive efficiencies successfully for the past few years, but there is now more pressure than ever to drive further efficiencies. They are effectively victims of their own success, so are now searching for that next big efficiency win by sourcing out new services and solutions. Whether they look to create Global Business Services, complete a Finance Transformation or simply try to squeeze more from their relationships with their BPO provider, these senior leaders have a tough job on their hands through 2013 and 2014!"

Pan-Industry Research Survey Reveals Top 10 Priorities for CFOs, Shared Services and Outsourcing ... [Published Michigan Live - Jun 11 2013]

"Our Lab is equipped for a wide variety of activities including technology developments and hardware testing up to full-scale dress rehearsals like this."

Against-the-clock rehearsal for Station immunology test [Published Space Daily - Apr 30 2013]

"We expect that the fully operational fatigue service will result in a long-term reduction in driver fatigue levels at our mines"

Watching over you [Published Space Daily - Apr 01 2013]

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