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Space Sustainability Course

Second Edition
March 24 - 27, 2025

Space stakeholders (engineers, scientists, non technical managers, policy practitioners, etc.) active in space agencies, aerospace industries or related fields and concerned about preserving the sustainability and safety of the space environment in the long-term.

latest news

SwissCube, photographed by Alain Herzog © EPFL Space Center 2009

Sep 23 2024

Swiss Space Science Cubed

After 15 years of flight, SwissCube is now the third-longest serving CubeSat On the 26th September, 2009 a rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India released its payload into orbit, including the first Swiss satellite: SwissCube. Not that anyone could have known this at the time, but a lot […]

Apr 23 2024

Release of a White Paper to give feedback to ESA

23.04.24 – The White Paper “Recommendations for the development of space systems life cycle assessment methodology for space transportation systems” has been published. As the EU parliament is about to issue a new Space Law that tackles space sustainability and new European regulations will come applicable in the next year […]

main activities

Space Sustainability Rating

eSpace has been selected as the organization taking over and putting in place the Space Sustainability Rating (SSR), a system that will evaluate the grade of sustainability of a space mission.

EPFL Minor in Space Technologies

If you are an EPFL student looking to expand your knowledge on space technologies and applications, this is how you get on board.

Hands-on student projects

What makes studying at EPFL so motivating is that students can really apply their knowledge on actual projects!

Sustainable Space Logistics

You can see what you think: Sustainable space logistics will be the backbone of multiple large-scale applications. This initiative operates projects on this largely unexplored topic.

upcoming events

Space, Science & Technology

November 14, 12h15

Join us at EPFL for an exciting event focused on the future of the space sector and explore the future of Astronautics in Europe.

Swiss Apollo : de la Suisse à la Lune with Marco Sieber and Claude Nicollier

December 19, 19h30

Le 19 Decembre 2024, le SwissTech Convention Center aura l’honneur d’accueillir Claude Nicollier, Marco Sieber et d’autres invités vedettes pour une soirée historique et exceptionnelle.

Swiss Sustainability Research Days

January 6-8, 2025

This engaging event aims to bring together all the experts from major Swiss research institutions and industries with high R&D needs on the topic.

key areas

EDUCATION

eSpace is inspiring the next generation of researchers with student space technology courses and hands-on projects.

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RESEARCH

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, eSpace hosts a team of talented scientists and engineers with a broad range of expertise, focusing on the most important issues for space technology today.

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INNOVATION

EPFL fosters the creation and growth of high profile and innovative space technology initiatives with industry, international space agencies, and academic institutions.

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testimonials

  • "The EPFL Minor in Space offers its participants a comprehensive programme in space science and engineering. The taught skills are essential for a successful career in the space sector."

  • "The EPFL Space Center (eSpace) is the cradle of space activities within EPFL – From a passion for space to success stories like SwissCube, Astrocast, ClearSpace, and more to come!"

  • "My student project on SwissCube was the starting point of my career in space, and now at Astrocast eSpace is well represented among the engineers."

  • "As an EPFL student, I had the chance to work on SwissCube, the first Swiss satellite, which is still in operation. Obviously, everything never went as planned and it allowed me to put what I was learning into practice, solving real problems that are usually not detailed in books. This experience allows me to tackle, with a good state of mind, some technical difficulties related to my daily work in the startup Astrocast, which I co-founded."

  • "The EPFL Space Center allowed me discover outer space. Their passion led me to learn how to deal with and work in this tough but interesting environment. Today I love my job more than ever whilst tackling ever changing challenges at Astrocast."

  • "My time at eSpace was a unique experience and a great moment of teamwork as we went through a most interesting transition period. Meeting people, challenges and, above all, inspiring conversations!"

  • "eSpace is the heart of the EPFL Space Family! They are passionate and are willing to support anyone with interest and motivation towards the space field. Thanks to them, I have been able to launch Space@yourService and the Asclepios mission."

  • "The EPFL Space Center is at the heart of the education of EPFL students. This motivated and competent team offers great help and advice in supporting student projects such as the Rocket Team. They allow students to work on actual technical projects, essential for their education."

  • “The EPFL space center gave me the opportunity to set foot in the space industry and has given me all the support that I needed to thrive in this completely new environment. This has allowed me to learn in all kind of areas from systems engineering to project management. Overall my time with eSpace has been the most instructive experience of my studies.“

  • “Without the constant support of the EPFL Space Center and the sharing of their expertise, the student-led space mission CHESS would have never started. This project reflects their dynamic and entrepreneurial spirit. I cannot be grateful enough for what they taught me, and I look forward to continuing to learn with them in the near future.”

  • "Learning from eSpace was a unique opportunity. In addition to all the technical skills acquired throughout this minor, I have learned the engineering approach used in the space industry to build complex systems. Such methods can then be applied to other fields of engineering and this is priceless."

  • "eSpace is made up of passionate professionals and a close-knit team. Our interactions and their support have enabled the Rocket Team to surpass itself and obtain the technical excellence award for our rocket in 2018 at the Spaceport America Cup, the world's largest intercollegiate rocket engineering competition. Since then, they inspire us and help us grow."

eSpace Seminars

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