🏆 EO Excellence Award 2026 Winner 🏆 We are delighted to announce the winner of the EO Excellence Award 2026: Isabel Caballero, scientist at the Spanish National Research Council. 🌍🛰️ Congratulations to Isabel on this outstanding achievement. 👏 Her research focuses on the use of space-based #EarthObservation data to study coastal systems. 🌊 These dynamic environments, situated at the interface between land and sea, are increasingly affected by climate change and human activities. 🌱🏙️ They are shaped by a wide range of physical and biological processes of high societal relevance, yet remain comparatively under-explored. This is an emerging field where systematic #EO monitoring can now provide important new insights. 🔍✨ Isabel has developed innovative EO-based approaches using #ESA satellite data to investigate key coastal processes, including shallow-water bathymetry, shoreline retreat and erosion driven by extreme hydro-meteorological events and sea-level rise, as well as coastal water quality. 💧📊
The Moon’s true size compared to Earth. The Moon’s actual angular velocity around the Earth, approximately 14.5° per hour, not 0.5° as often quoted. Final Conclusions The Earth is stationary; it does not rotate on its axis nor revolve around the Sun. Spacecraft movements are directed according to sky motion, not Earth’s motion. Lunar landing would resemble spacecraft docking with a space station, not the 1969 mission’s portrayal. Orbiting the Moon from west to east is nearly impossible due to celestial currents moving from east to west
The Artemis 2 Flight Path According to Aeronautical and Space Navigation Captain Nader Jneid ATP – F/E – F/D=FAA naderjneid@gmail.com 00201128543226 Based on my specialized academic background in aeronautical Artamis trip Earth is standing still & Sky turn If the Earth rotated from west to east, a geostationary satellite would have to rotate along with it at the same angular speed. But actual geostationary satellite turn opposite rotation of the Earth. And spacecraft are practically unable to orbit the Earth from east to west This can only be explained the Earth is standing still and the sky moving from west to east. If earth turn Polar Satellites begins at 60° longitude The next passes would be at 37.5° and then 15° actually moves 60° → 82.5° → 105° because earth is standing still and the sky turn
Launch and Earth orbiting from west to east, aligned with celestial currents. After completing Earth orbit, airtimes heads toward the Moon. Before reaching the Moon, it must gradually adjust its path to move from east to west: According to navigation science, Artemis cannot practically orbit the Moon due to the influence of celestial currents. In Case of a Lunar Landing suitable landing site must be selected. The spacecraft's speed must be reduced Moon’s actual speed. Landing Similar to docking spacecraft with the International Space Station Not a vertical landing as portrayed in 1969. Facts to Be Revealed Upon Reaching the Moon The true distance between the Earth and the Moon. That the Moon’s linear speed is approximately 53,000 km/h, not 3,680 km/h as commonly cited. That the Moon’s gravity is stronger than Earth’s, as evident in its powerful effect on tides.
Congratulations! Earth observation continues to prove its value across so many critical applications. Well deserved recognition.
We congratulate Isabel Caballero de Frutos on this award, which makes her the first Spanish scientist to receive it. We also highly value her research, which focuses on the pioneering use of the Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellites from the European Copernicus program to study coastal systems. A well-deserved honor!
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Enhorabuena Isabel, en un campo tan apasionante
Enhorabuena, Isabel 👏
Enhorabuena Isabel Caballero de Frutos!! Well deserved! Ojalá poder celebrarlo juntas pronto.
European Space Agency - ESA La Excelencia es un hábito. Enhorabuena a Isabel Caballero de Frutos por este logro tan extraordinario.