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Galileo Masters IDEAS Competition
National Space Centre is sponsoring the first ever Ireland Region prize in the prestigious Galileo Masters European Satellite Navigation IDEAS Competition, established in 2004 and now with an overall prize fund worth in the region of €1m. The competition is backed by the European Comission and the European Space Agency (ESA). (pic. Ger MacCarthy) Bright… [Continue Reading]
To Infinity And Beyond
February 11, 2012 :: Top Russian research cosmonaut and scientist Sergey Zhukov visited Elfordstown, where he gave a talk about the future for LIFE IN SPACE and the challenges it presents to humans, to invited guests including MEP Sean Kelly and representatives from the Russian Embassy and Enterprise Ireland Moscow. Mr Zhukov, currently Executive Director… [Continue Reading]
Hello Universe!
Monday 14 November, 2011 :: Winner of the Name the Big Dish Competition organised by Blackrock Castle Observatory, second year student Rebecca Cantwell of Regina Mundi College, Cork, switched on the newly named CORY, counted down by Space Shuttle Endeavour Pilot and NASA Astronaut Greg Johnson and her classmates. (pic. Ger MacCarthy)
New Dish Goes Live as Eutelsat’s New Pan-European Network Lights Up
31st May, 2011 :: Today (31 May 2011) at Merrion Hotel, Dublin, European communications giant Eutelsat unveil their new pan-European high-speed broadband network which will deliver cost efficient broadband to the remotest regions of Europe and of Ireland, and incudes delivery on a promise of a new €7m groundstation at Elfordstown, Co Cork. The network goes… [Continue Reading]
32m Dish To Get New Life As Deep Space Radio Telescope
9 May 2011 :: Today at Elfordstown Earthstation, Midleton, Co Cork, Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, announced a partnership between National Space Centre and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) which will see a huge 32metre satellite dish start a new life as a Deep Space Radio Telescope. The dish was originally constructed in… [Continue Reading]
New Antenna Arrives on Site
August 2010 :: National Space Centre has taken delivery of the first of the new antennae for the Elfordstown site, and engineering teams have started to construct and erect the platform and antenna. National Space Centre is undertaking this work on behalf of a commercial partner.
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