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 […]

11.12.23 – The EPFL Space Center was created to bring together space-related research and education across campus. In the last twenty years, the Center has grown, encompassing many research projects, student teams, startups, and a Minor in Space Technologies. Read our longread! One of EPFL’s longest-running Centers, the EPFL Space […]

20.11.23 – In October 2023, the EPFL Rocket Team participated in the European Rocketry Challenge – EuRoC 23 – in Portugal. The team, which won in 2021 and came in third last year, created a different kind of rocket this year, powered by a bi-liquid engine instead of conventional rocketry […]

06.11.23 – The EPFL Space Center has appointed an Advisory Board, composed of seven external experts, and a Steering Committee, composed of three members of EPFL with connections to space. Both groups will help the Center define its strategy and develop its program of activities. They will start their four-year […]

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 […]

30.10.23 – On October 26, eSpace Executive Director and Vice President of the Space Sustainability Rating Association Emmanuelle David went to Brussels to address the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) on “The Future of Space – the Sustainable Path”. She spoke about the different […]

24.10.23 – From October 16-19, members of the eSpace team and its close network attended and gave a presentation at the ESA Clean Industry Days, one of the most important events on space sustainability in Europe. The ESA Clean Space office offered multiple sessions on eco-design for space, end-of-life management […]

16.10.23 – Since Jean-Paul Kneib arrived in 2012, he has played an integral role in many of EPFL’s astronomy and space activities. He is currently the academic director of the EPFL Space Center, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Late on July 20, 1969 in France, two-year-old Jean-Paul […]

22.09.23 – Xplore secured a third consecutive podium at the European Rover Challenge 2023. During three days from September 15-17, the team competed with their latest rover, Kerby, and drone, Brokkoly, against other international rover teams at the world’s largest Marsyard in Kielce, Poland.  To secure their impressive spot on […]

30.08.23 – From July 9-13, EPFL welcomed the first edition of the Aerospace Europe Conference, a joint event between the Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS) and the European Conference for Aerospace Sciences (EUCASS). The goal of this joint conference was to unify the European aerospace community instead of having […]