We entered the headquarters of the European Space Agency in Madrid. In their rooms they have been able to predict a locust plague in North Africa and have followed extreme weather events.
It is done with the satellite SMOS, developed by Spanish companies. Its orbit revolves around the Earth and sends the data to a satellite dish. This mission measures the salinity of the oceans and the humidity of the soil, being also capable of measuring the ice sheets at the poles and even monitoring hurricanes.
The European Space Agency also has a focus on Mars. They will send an exploration vehicle to prepare for the final challenge and the Agency will collaborate even more closely with the European Union.
The European Parliament endowed the space program with the European Union with 14,800 million euros for the next seven years and the Spanish space industry wants to take advantage of it.
It is the case of EMXYS, this small company from Elche that aims to raise Next Generation funds to put satellites on the market, but with a peculiarity: to achieve the same functionalities as large satellites with smaller devices. Also manufactured with parts made in Spain.
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