Refugee Crisis – Lesbos – 2015 A deserted lifeboat used by refugees to make the crossing to Lesbos. Credits: Disaster Tech Lab From December 1st, SpaceWatch Middle East and its partners PTScientists, neuco, NewSpace People will run a Christmas Donation Campaign 2016. We will donate 100% of the raised money …
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Turkey – 2015 TSF provided mLearning tools for Syrian refugee children in Turkey. Specially selected applications and teacher-guided sessions allowed Syrian children to pursue their education and gain invaluable knowledge in a world that suffers from the risk of a lost generation. Credits: Télécoms Sans Frontières From December 1st, SpaceWatch …
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The Balkans and Greece – 2015/2016 Faced with the European Migrant Crisis, TSF set up internet for migrants allowing them to make the most of the vital tool for survival that is their mobile phone. From September 2015 through to June 2016, TSF provided 7 satellite internet connections across the …
Read More »Satellite communications for those in greatest need – a message from the Publisher of SpaceWatch Middle East
Anyone watching the news over the past few years cannot help but be moved by the desperate plight of millions of people – including many vulnerable children – fleeing to Europe from war and poverty in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond. Many do not even make it to the European …
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Nepal – April/May 2015 The devastating 2015 earthquake in Nepal claimed almost 9,000 victims. In the first few days following the deadly tremors, TSF set up vital connectivity in the international Search and Rescue camp to enhance coordination and reinforce rescue operations. Credits: Télécoms Sans Frontières From December 1st, …
Read More »SpaceWatch Middle East Advisory Board member Scott Pace contender for top NASA post
The election of Donald J. Trump as the United States’ next President has obviously divided opinion in America and around the world, but one possible appointment to the Trump administration that all of us at SpaceWatch Middle East can get behind would be Professor Scott Pace as the next administrator …
Read More »IBC2016 finishes in the record books!
From a record attendance to the first standing ovation for an award winner, IBC2016 was a great success by any measure. In the opening keynote session Dominique Delport of Havas Media warned the audience that “the 50 year party is over”, but underlying IBC’s global theme of transformation, he – …
Read More »Audi Lunar Quattro rover survives the desert of Qatar
On 29/30 July 2016, SpaceWatch Middle East accompanied PTScientists in the desert of Qatar to test their Audi Lunar Quattro rover that they hope to send to the Moon by the end of 2017 to win the Google Lunar X-Prize. SpaceWatch Middle East COO Torsten Kriening spoke with PTScientists CEO …
Read More »The Audi Lunar Quattro moon rover is coming to the Bir Zekreet desert in Qatar
Doha, July 27, 2016: The PT Scientists are aiming high – they are shooting for the Moon. By the end of 2017, a group of 30 scientists and engineers wants to send an unmanned rover to the Moon as part of the Google Lunar X-Prize (GLXP) competition which was proclaimed …
Read More »Haifa, we have lift-off! SSP16 update – week 1
Haifa, 17 July 2016 – A crew of 104 participants boarded the Technion Israel Institute of Technology last week, embarking on an eight-week deep dive into everything space. The first ever Space Studies Program (SSP) in the Middle East started with a grand opening ceremony with space professionals from 24 …
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