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Estonian descendant Nicole Aunapu Mann selected for American space flights

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Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann, whose grandfather was Estonian, is due to take her first space flight onboard the Boeing Starliner. NASA, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, introduced on 4 August the first US astronauts who will fly on an American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station. The endeavour will return astronaut launches […]

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Estonian company to provide satellite monitoring to a Spanish engineering corporation

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The Estonian IT company, Datel, has signed a collaboration agreement with the Spanish multinational engineering corporation, Tecnatom, to provide technological solutions for satellite monitoring of strategic and critical infrastructures. The agreement covers several development areas to provide solutions to different industrial markets, such as nuclear power plants, railway infrastructures and electricity transport and distribution, the

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Estonian digital signature used to sign a memorandum with the European Space Agency

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For the first time, the European Space Agency has used the Estonian digital signature solution to sign a memorandum – and naturally, the document was between the ESA and Estonia. Jan Woerner, the director general of the space agency, and Urve Palo, the Estonian minister of entrepreneurship and information technology, signed the Memorandum of Understanding

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Estonia’s mission to the moon could revolutionise space travel

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Estonia will receive a 100th birthday gift next year that will be truly out of this world – as part of the country’s centenary celebrations in 2018, ESTCube will unveil its second satellite while its team embarks on a mission across Estonia to educate young people about opportunities within the space industry. ESTCube-2 will be

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Estonian startup develops protection against corrosion in space

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A recent SpaceTech hackathon in Tartu was won by Spaceprot Technologies, an Estonian company that develops protection against corrosion in space, in order to extend the lifespan of space technology. The growing space industry is creating a new environment and possibilities for a next generation of entrepreneurs and many of the today’s space discoveries will

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Estonia becomes a member of the European Space Agency

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The European Space Agency (ESA) welcomed Estonia as its 21st member on 4 February. Anne Sulling, the Estonian minister of foreign trade and entrepreneurship, signed the accession agreement with the Paris-based space agency. According to Aviation Week, Estonia spends several hundred million euros annually on space activities, including new financing for national research and development activities decided last

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Estonia becomes a space nation

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Estonia’s first satellite, ESTCube-1, was rocketed off to orbit the Earth early morning on Tuesday, thus making Estonia the 41st nation to have a man-made object in space. Estonia has become the 41st nation to have a man-made object in space, beating out Finland and the other Baltic countries, all of which are due to launch their first satellites

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