Europe's New Space Laser Network Could Provide Almost Real-Time Images Of Earth
Imagine you could get almost hot images of Earth from space , with a delay of just tens of second as an orbiting satellite returned photo to the ground . That ’s a dream that is one gradation closer to reality with the launch of a new European satellite . On Friday , January 29 , the first constituent of the € 500 million ( £ 380 million/$550 million)European Data Relay Systemwas taken to orbit by a Proton rocket salad from Baikonur , Kazakhstan , a collaboration between the European Space Agency ( ESA ) and Airbus Defence and Space ....