7 February 2019
For some, the concept of ‘science’ may seem difficult or even boring, particularly if it was taught poorly at school. However, with all of us facing the consequences of a rapidly changing world, science is fundamental to implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies. Thanks to satellites delivering critical science, we are better placed than ever before to cope with the challenges ahead.
It goes without saying that the environment has a huge bearing on our quality of life. Clean air and the availability of freshwater and food are among the mere basics, and indeed among the UN’s sustainable development goals. But urban expansion, industrial growth and other aspects of modern living set against a backdrop of climate change and a rising global population are also high up on the list of global concerns.
Much of human history has been influenced directly or indirectly by Earth science. But one of the biggest scientific challenges we face today is to understand the intricacies of the Earth system and how humans are affecting the delicate balance of the natural world.
The vantage point of space provides a window on the world like no other, through which to understand and monitor our changing planet.
ESA has been dedicated to observing Earth from space ever since the launch of its first Meteosat weather satellite in 1977. This first mission and the subsequent series of meteorological satellites along with ERS and Envisat environmental missions, which delivered a wealth of information about our land, atmosphere, oceans and ice, led to a greater understanding of our home planet in a few short decades.
Dedicated to addressing key scientific challenges identified by the science community, while demonstrating breakthrough space technologies and observing techniques, ESA’s more recent series of Earth Explorer missions are deemed among the best scientific satellite missions in the world.
And, conceived just 20 years ago, Europe’s Copernicus programme is in full swing. With seven Copernicus Sentinel satellites already in orbit delivering a mind-boggling amount of data for services that help to address today’s challenges such as urbanisation, food security, rising sea levels, diminishing polar ice, natural disasters and, of course, climate change.
Thanks to these missions along with satellite missions from other space agencies around the world, and the global efforts to work together to realise new science that ultimately benefits the world at large, we are able to take the pulse of our planet from space so that environmental issues can be addressed.
Science is everywhere at ESA. As well as exploring the Universe and answering the big questions about our place in space we develop the satellites, rockets and technologies to get there. Science also helps us to care for our home planet. All this week we're highlighting different aspects of science at ESA. Join the conversation with #ScienceAtESA.
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Science_key_to_taking_the_pulse_of_our_planethttps://youtu.be/E-CcPA3zr1IAND,
The von Kármán Lecture Series: 2019...
The World of Scientific Ballooning
February 7 & 8
Human flight began with the balloon and today it is the last bastion of guerrilla science. Scientific ballooning provides a well-tested, reliable, low-cost, moderate risk platform that helps prepare the next generation of scientists, engineers, and instruments. This talk will take a look at how our oldest flight technology actually paves the way for the future.
Speaker:
Jose V. Siles, Ph.D.
RF Engineer; LO Subsystem Lead and Antarctic Flight Campaign Team Member (STO-2, Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory)
Laura Jones-Wilson, Ph.D.
Systems Engineer (Europa Clipper); former Project Systems Engineer (STABLE: Subarcsecond Telescope And BaLloon Experiment)
Location:
Thursday, February 7, 2019, 7pm
The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA
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Friday, February 8, 2019, 7pm
Caltech’s Ramo Auditorium
1200 E California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA
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* Only the Thursday lectures are streamed live.
2019 Lectures
January 10 & 11
Red Planet Rovers and Insights
March 14 & 15
The Golden Age of Exoplanet Exploration
April 18 & 19
The Future is Cloudy: NASA’s Look at Clouds and Climate
May 9 & 10
Cubesats
June 20 & 21
From Crazy Ideas to A Mission
July 11 & 12
Apollo 50th Anniversary
August 8 & 9
Small Worlds, Big Science
September 19 & 20
It Broke! Stories of How we Fixed It
October 17 & 18
The Other 95% Of The Universe
November 14 & 15
Science From the International Space Station
The World of Scientific Ballooning :
February 7 & 8.
Human flight began with the balloon and today it is the last bastion of guerrilla science.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2019&month=2&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nasajpl&utm_content=vonkarman20190206-1 …
La Mort de Pompée : Corneille y règle ses comptes avec Richelieu.
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Fondateur de la General Electric, l'une des premières puissances industrielles mondiales,
il est un inventeur prolifique (plus de 1 000 brevets) et controversé.
Pionnier de l'électricité, diffuseur, vulgarisateur et autres.
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La fusion Alstom-Siemens, pour moi, a échoué auprés de la commission européenne
car elle a été mal présenté de la part de
ces belligérant : ton péremptoire.
Trop acquis ont fait que les interlocuteurs n'ont pas agi en les termes d'assurances et
de libre expression d'idées.
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En 1874 avec les 40 000 dollars récoltés de son télégraphe multiplexé, il fonde
son entreprise industrielle de « Menlo Park »,à Newark dans le New Jersey.
Cet ancien monde est toujours d'actualité, Monsieur le Président Emmanuel Macron et
vous l'avez vexé tout autan que moi.
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