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Two events celebrating Italy and Switzerland in space

To celebrate the Italian Day of Space (giornata Nazionale dello Spazio) in Switzerland, eSpace hosted two exciting events on December 15 and 16, 2022. On the evening of December 15, ...
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ESA CM 2022: what’s in it for Switzerland and EPFL?

The European Space Agency (ESA) Council at Ministerial level took place this week - a key decision-making event where the budget for the next 3 years has been adopted by ...
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The Spacecraft Flies To Space Station. 3D Scene.

eSpace joins Net Zero Space initiative

eSpace - EPFL Space Center has joined the Net Zero Space Initiative of the Paris Peace Forum, which is convening a global multi-stakeholder group united by the common goal of ...
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Paris Calling: eSpace goes to IAC2022

From 18-22 September, a delegation from eSpace travelled to Paris to participate in the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) around this year's motto "Space for @ll". With more than 6,500 ...
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Unlocking the potential of space for the UN SDGs

Space resources and infrastructure have a major part to play in the realm of sustainability. The Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) at eSpace - the EPFL Space Center is working to ...
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A new rating for space sustainability

04.08.22 - The new Space Sustainability Rating hosted at eSpace, the EPFL Space Center, encourages space actors to design and implement sustainable and responsible space missions - trailblazing the path ...
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First Kinetic Space Safety Workshop hosted at EPFL in May

30.06.22 - The first Low Earth Orbit Kinetic Space Safety Workshop, organised by ClearSpace, AXA XL Insurance, LeoLabs, along with eSpace - EPFL Space Center and the EPFL International Risk ...
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Space Sustainability Rating is now live

23.06.22 - The Space Sustainability Rating, an innovative and practical tool to support space actors in designing their missions and managing their operations more sustainably and responsibly, officially launched 23 ...
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Past Features

Jun 17 2025

A look back at the sustainability series conference with Christophe Bonnal

By Lucie Ryser

On May 27, 2025, the EPFL Rolex Learning Center hosted a thought-provoking event focused on one of the most urgent topics in the space sector today: sustainability. The conference, Towards … READ MORE →

 

Jun 11 2025

Karman Fellow Lucie Poulet Explores Space Sustainability at EPFL Space Center

By Lucie Poulet & Öykü Gürsu

As part of The Karman Project’s ongoing partnership with the EPFL Space Center, one of our Fellows, Lucie Poulet, recently took part in their renowned Space Sustainability course and came … READ MORE →

 

May 16 2025

Busy month of March for space sustainability at EPFL

By EPFL Space Center

During the last two weeks, EPFL space center has hosted and participated in a series of Space Sustainability Events. Space Sustainability Course for professionals Twelve professionals participated in a four-day … READ MORE →

 

Dec 9 2024

IAC 2024: the largest space-related event of the year

By EPFL Space Center

09.12.24 – From 14-18 October, a delegation from EPFL Space Center travelled to Milan to participate in the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) which had the title “Responsible Space for … READ MORE →

 

Dec 9 2024

ESDI event brings together quantum and space at EPFL

By Stephanie Parker

On November 12, 2024, Johann Richard and Jennifer Wadsworth from the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) came to EPFL to present their new funding program “quantum technology for space”. … READ MORE →

Dec 9 2024

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Satellite

By Tanya Petersen

For millennia humans have been inspired by the stars but this may soon be a thing of the past due to a significant increase in the numbers of satellites, potentially … READ MORE →

Nov 13 2024

Clean Space Days 2024: THE place to discuss space sustainability

By eSpace

This year’s Clean Space Days had the largest attendance yet and featured very interesting presentations about Life Cycle Assessment and Ecodesign for space, zero debris, and In-Orbit Servicing. Hosted at … READ MORE →

 

Sep 23 2024

Swiss Space Science Cubed

By John Maxwell

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 … READ MORE →

SwissCube, photographed by Alain Herzog © EPFL Space Center 2009