The Unified Space Link Protocol (USLP) is currently a Draft CCSDS Recommended Standard at the Data Link Layer to be used over all space communications links: space-to-ground, ground-to-space, and space-to-space. The Space Communication environment has changed over the past few years putting increased pressure on current legacy HW implementations (ESA long standing robust IP cores and ASICs) and operational data handling and routing.

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To sustain a long-term presence on the Moon, plants need to be cultivated in

Bio-Regenerative Life Support Systems (BRLSS) based on microbial conversion of organic matter followed by photosynthesis are foreseen as important technologies to produce food, oxygen and pure water during long-term human space missions. Previous scientific investigations towards plants in BRLSS have ranged from fundamental plant physiology under fractional gravity conditions to applied edible crop cultivation in Earth analogue constructions, including various techno-biological aspects such as illumination alternatives, nutrient delivery strategies and cultivation strategies.

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The main objective of this activity was to develop and demonstrate new techniques which are expected to improve the current state-of-the-art Space Weather forecasting techniques and products related to Space Weather effects for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) systems in the Arctic, with particular attention to the Greenland area. For this purpose, the activity investigated and tested innovative methods for monitoring and predicting Space Weather impacts on PNT in interested area.

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