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10 Million Euros for Small Satellite Missions: At Least a Beginning
25 May 2022: The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has recently decided to provide funding for small satellites as well as for the establishment of automated satellite production in Germany. As part of this decision, the national program for Space and Innovation – Research and Development Projects will be increased by 10 million euros.…
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ZONTA International: Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awarded to SeRANIS Researcher Maren Hülsmann
May 2022: Doctoral candidate Maren Hülsmann from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering has been awarded the ZONTA International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for the academic year 2022–2023. The Amelia Earhart Fellowship has been awarded since 1938 for research directly related to aeronautics and astronautics. Each year, only up to 35 outstanding women scientists worldwide in the…
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GPS Failures at the Russian Border – SeRANIS Researcher Nikolas Dütsch on the Background of Such Interference Attacks
30 April 2022: Recently, pilots reported navigation disturbances near the Russian-Finnish border. There is a strong suspicion that these are deliberate Russian GPS jamming attacks. Researchers at the University of the Bundeswehr are working on methods to detect and geolocate such interference sources from space with the highest possible sensitivity. According to Finnish authorities, the…
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25 April 2022 – Press Review
Prof. Dr. Knopp, project leader of the small satellite mission SeRANIS at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, has given several assessments in recent weeks regarding the cybersecurity of satellites in various media outlets. The reason for this was an apparent cyberattack that caused collateral damage across Europe. Several major media organizations reported on the…
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Satellites in the 6G Era – The Association of German Machinery and Plant Engineering (VDE) in Conversation with Dr. Thomas Delamotte
June 2021: In an expert discussion with Dr. Berthold Panzner, Head of the VDE Information Technology Working Group, Dr. Thomas Delamotte presented his vision for the future of satellite communication systems. The interview discusses the fundamental transformation taking place in the satellite communications sector as well as the key technologies identified for the future.6G-capable satellite…
