AIRBUS SPACE AND DEFENCE

Find out how Airbus’ wind-sensing satellite Aeolus supports meteorologists where aircraft can’t in Corona times. The recent drop in commercial flights has also affected measurements for weather forecasting. But thanks to an Airbus-built satellite launched two years ago for our ESA customer, meteorologists are still able to give reliable forecasts. In our latest podcast interview, Philippe Pham, who leads Airbus’ space activities for Earth observation, navigation and science satellites, explains how Aeolus helps them achieve it. More info: https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/events/virtual-comms.html

The A330 MRTT for the Multinational MRTT Fleet rolled-out of the paint shop. NATO ordered a total of 8 multi-role aircraft for in-flight refueling, transport of cargo and passengers and medical evacuation. The first aircraft will be delivered soon.

Find out more about Airbus' partnerships worldwide. In this video, 4 Earth Intelligence (4EI) CEO, David Critchley shares his views on the partnership between 4EI and Airbus. #airbus #airbuspartner #space

Traditionally, 2020 would have been a busy airshow year. We were looking forward to updating you on the many new developments and business highlights at various trade shows. As of today, the significant meeting, travel and event restrictions have made physically hosting these shows impossible. In order to adapt to these changes, we will reach out to you digitally instead! Martin Agüera interviews Marco Gumbrecht, Head of Future Business Eurofighter and Military Relations in Combat Aircraft Systems for Airbus Defence and Space. Marco is a former Eurofighter Typhoon fighter pilot at the German Air Force and has flown the jet for many years. He has had a remarkable career in aviation so far, which has been home to him since he left high school and has taken him from the German Air Force to Airbus. Marco gives an operational insight view into the Eurofighter and how he sees the future of the Eurofighter Typhoon. More info: https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/events/virtual-comms.html

Watch and learn how to access OneAtlas imagery from the Living Library with the QGIS plugin. In this example, imagery over Mecca, Saudi Arabia shows the difference in human activity in March 2020. 📥 Download the QGIS plugin here: http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/oneatlas-qgis-plugin-1_0_1/ And to try imagery in OneAtlas, sign up for the Free Trial at https://oneatlas.airbus.com/ #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

Watch and learn how to access OneAtlas imagery from the Living Library with the QGIS plugin. In this example, imagery over the Copacabana shows the lack of human activity as of April 2020. 📥 Download the QGIS plugin here: http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/oneatlas-qgis-plugin-1_0_1/ And to try imagery in OneAtlas, sign up for the Free Trial at https://oneatlas.airbus.com/ #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

Watch and learn how to access OneAtlas imagery from the Living Library with the QGIS plugin. In this example, imagery over Wuhan, China illustrate road and traffic changes in March 2020. 📥 Download the QGIS plugin here: http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/oneatlas-qgis-plugin-1_0_1/ And to try imagery in OneAtlas, sign up for the Free Trial at https://oneatlas.airbus.com/ #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

The A400M for the Belgian Air Force has rolled out of the paint shop marking a new milestone of MSN 104.

Have you ever wondered how much work can go into building a communications satellite, including being built and tested in a Space simulating environment. Whether mapping every star in our galaxy or looking back at planet Earth, Airbus has been helping to answer big questions from space and advance space exploration for more than 50 years. Supplying reliable systems that range from electronic components to full telecommunications relay platforms, scientific satellites and manned spacecraft, developing the technology to send spaceships to planets – Airbus provides solutions for customers and their programmes around the globe. Learn more: https://www.airbus.com/space.html AirbusDiscoverAtHome, BehindTheScenes, Space

Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraft equipped with the Airbus A3R solution, with an F-16 fighter aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force acting as a receiver.

Experimental technology for human-machine interaction in the space industry successfully masters the next stage of development in space. A number of tests have now been carried out on CIMON-2, for example on its autonomous flight capabilities, voice-controlled navigation, and its ability to understand and complete various tasks. It also managed to fly to a specific point in the ISS Columbus module for the first time. Thanks to absolute navigation capabilities, CIMON-2 was able to follow verbal commands to move to a particular location, regardless of where it was to begin with. For example, while starting up its new hardware and software, ESA´s Astronaut Luca Parmitano asked CIMON-2 to fly to the Biological Experiment Laboratory (Biolab) inside the Columbus module. Learn more: https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/04/cimon2-makes-its-successful-debut-on-the-iss.html All Airbus space-related topics: https://www.airbus.com/space.html #Space #ISS #Innovation

An A330-200 undergoing conversion as Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has deployed a new air-bridge flight between Europe and China to deliver additional face mask supplies to France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom health systems.

An Airbus A400M airlifter has performed an air-bridge between Toulouse and Madrid in order to deliver critically-needed mask supplies to the Spanish health system.

AgNeo is Airbus’s new integrated solution for precision agriculture, offering best-in-class services from Airbus for deriving in-season actionable information utilising satellite imagery. From timely directed scouting alerts to advanced biophysical parameters, Airbus has the reliable crop imaging solutions you need. Learn more about AgNeo: https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/monitoring-services-for-agriculture/#agneo #webinaire #podcast #productlaunch #webinair #launch #agneolaunch #agneowebinaire #agneowebinair

📖 In this tutorial, learn how to get access to the add-in and use OneAtlas within ArcMap. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

📖 In this tutorial, learn how to use code to get satellite imagery quicklooks, and use data from OneAtlas. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

📖 In this tutorial, see how to get started and create an API key to start accessing OneAtlas Data. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

📖 In this tutorial, learn how to use OneAtlas Data to stream imagery into a GIS including ArcGIS and QGIS. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

A400M MSN 100 is equipped with key components at the Seville final assembly line’s Station 20 – including installation of its power plant, composed of four engines and auxiliary power unit, plus the furnishing.

Solar Orbiter will investigate in unprecedented detail how our Sun creates and controls the heliosphere, the bubble of space filled with particles and fields in which our own Earth orbits. The selected mission profile and instrumentation package will enable for the first time: • Exploration of the uncharted innermost regions of the solar system • Close up observation of the Sun (at a perihelion orbital distance of 0.28 AU or ~59 solar radii above the surface of the Sun), allowing extended observation of the solar surface through an orbital angular velocity close to that of the Sun • Imaging of the Sun’s polar regions from heliographic latitudes in excess of 25° (climbing to in excess of 33° in the Extended Mission Phase) The unique and unprecedented vantage point of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft will allow scientists to learn more about our home star and usher in the next era of solar science. https://www.airbus.com/space/space-exploration/solar-orbiter.html #Space #SpaceExploration #Sun