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.
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Round 22 SpaceMaster students, along with students from the Master’s Programme in Spacecraft Design and several exchange students, have arrived in Kiruna. More students will be joining us later this semester. We warmly welcome them all to Kiruna and the start of the new academic year.
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Space engineer and astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been named Australian of the Year 2026 , in recognition of her groundbreaking achievements in space science and her commitment to inspiring future generations.
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On 19 January 2026, the second SG[Nordic-Baltic] 2026 was held, kindly hosted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The event brought together around 50 participants in total, including Students and Young Professionals, for a full day of inspiring keynote talks, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking focused on the Nordic–Baltic space ecosystem.
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On 19 January 2026, the second SG[Nordic-Baltic] 2026 was held, kindly hosted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The event brought together around 50 participants in total, including Students and Young Professionals, for a full day of inspiring keynote talks, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking focused on the Nordic–Baltic space ecosystem.