16 October 2025

Orbital Launch Plans Give Kiruna Students a Boost

Plans to develop orbital launch capability at Esrange offers intriguing possibilities for students located just 45 minutes away at Kiruna Space Campus. Prof. René Laufer from LTU explains the unique advantages this could provide for student satellite projects in an interview with SVT.

Published: 16 October 2025

Updated: 28 August 2025

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27 October
Round 19 SpaceMasters met in Stockholm at the Royal College of Music (Kungliga Musik Högskolan-KMH) for their Closing Ceremony and the celebration of SpaceMaster 20 year on 6 September 2025.

Round 19 Graduation
27 October
Round 18 SpaceMasters met in Helsinki for their Closing Ceremony and Scientific Conference 14-15 November 2024.

Round 18 Graduation
27 October
Round 21 SpaceMasters and students from the Master’s Program in Spacecraft Design as well as exchange students have arrived in Kiruna.

Round 21 Arrival
22 October
It is with pride we congratulate Arctic Space Technologies, a company founded partly by our alumni from the programmes at the Kiruna Space Campus. We hope to that they continue to thrive and inspire future students Luleå University of Technology.

Congratulations Arctic Space Technologies

Orbital Launch Plans Give Kiruna Students a Boost

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Round 19 Graduation

Round 18 Graduation

Round 21 Arrival

Congratulations Arctic Space Technologies