. "Planetary Science"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Space Weather Training Course"@en . . . . "https://www.esa.int/Education/ESA_Academy/Apply_for_ESA_Academy_s_brand_new_Space_Weather_Training_Course"@en . "Redu, Belgium" . "NaN" . "Presential"@en . "Did you know the weather is not something exclusive to Earth? You do not need an umbrella to shield you from the rain in space, but there are still storms.\n\nSpace weather effects\nSpace weather effects\nIn fact, the space environment is affected by solar wind as well as the effects of other solar events, which can significantly impact spacecraft trajectories, satellite electronics, communications, GPS signals, and more. Space weather can disrupt the technology we have become so dependent upon on Earth.\n\nThat's where space weather research comes in: to help us better protect our technology and astronauts in space by understanding the physical processes driving interplanetary and planetary environments, and forecasting and nowcasting the potential impacts on biological and technological systems.\n\nThe field of space weather encompasses both the dynamic state of the space environment and its interaction with technologies as diverse as spacecraft hardware on-orbit through to power distribution networks on the ground. Space weather services aim to translate knowledge of space weather phenomena and their potential impacts into actionable information for system operators in the affected sectors.\n\nESA’s Space Safety Programme Office aims to detect, predict and assess threats from space and their potential risk to life, property, and infrastructure. ESA’s Space Weather Office is addressing those risks associated with the activity of our Sun with the goal of providing owners and operators of critical spaceborne and ground-based infrastructure with timely and accurate information that will enable mitigation of the adverse impacts of space weather.\n\nTraining Course Description\nStudents working on their group project during an ESA Academy training course\nStudents working on their group project during an ESA Academy training course\nESA intends to provide students with an overview and introduction to the space weather domain from a range of perspectives. This will include scientific and technological fundamentals, space weather monitoring, forecasting, modelling, and understanding of its technological impacts along with an outlook toward the domain’s evolution in the future.\n\nThe course will include lectures and hands-on practical work together with toursof key facilities providing an essential part of the current European space weather landscape: ESA’s Space Weather Coordination Centre and the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence at the Space Pole in Brussels, and both ESA’s Space Weather Data Centre and Proba-2 Operations Centre at ESEC-Redu.\n\nUpon completion of the workshop, students will be evaluated viaa group project and will receive a certificate of participation and course transcript, allowing them to request ECTS credit(s) from their respective universities. \n\nPreliminary schedule\nDay 1\tIntroduction to Space Weather: From Physics to Impacts\nSpace Weather Fundamentals I: The Sun and Heliosphere\nSpace Weather Fundamentals II: The Geospace Environment\nFrom Physics to Forecasting\nGroup Project session\nDay 2\tData Resources for Space Weather Monitoring and Forecasting\nSpace Weather Modelling\nSpace Weather Impact on Spacecraft Operations\nSpace Weather Impact on Space Surveillance and Tracking\nSpace Environment Impacts on Space-based Systems\nDay 3\tSpace Weather Impact on Navigation and Communication Systems\nSpace Weather Impact on Aviation\nVisit of the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence and ESA’s Space Weather Coordination Centre\nDay 4\tSpace Weather Impact on Ground-based systems\nSpace Weather Socio-Economic Impacts and the Road to Operational Service Provision in Europe\nGroup Project session\nDay 5\tVisit of ESEC-Redu\nGroup Project session\nGroup Project presentations\nConclusion" . "0.25" . "NaN"@en . . . "European Space Agency (ESA)"@en . "Europen Space Operation Center (ESOC); Darmstadt; Germany"@en . "no data" . "no data" . "146"^^ . "no data"@en . . "English"@en . . "Spacecraft Engineering"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .