Articles by John

Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

Designing modern space systems means dealing with unprecedented complexity, tight budgets and demanding stakeholders. This one-week course, organised by the EPFL Space Center, provides a rigorous yet practical foundation in systems engineering, grounded in leading standards and illustrated with real missions. Is your organisation interested in securing seats for the […]

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ESA Graduate Trainee opportunities coming soon

If you’re in the final year of a Master’s degree, or recently graduated, in engineering, science, IT or business services, this is your chance to work on cutting-edge missions alongside Europe’s top space professionals. EGTs join us for one year, with the possibility of a second year, and the programme […]

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SwissCube, photographed by Alain Herzog © EPFL Space Center 2009

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 […]

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“Choosing the right area of research is vital”

02.11.23 – Three young and enthusiastic doctoral candidates, each working in a completely different domain and faculty, share their insights into life as a researcher at EPFL. Their sole connecting thread is that their labs are collaborating members of the EPFL EcoCloud Center. Lara Orlandic from the United States works […]

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