The X-ray imaging spectrometer STIX onboard ESA's flagship mission Solar Orbiter was designed and build with a Swiss lead at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). STIX is now in its fourth year of operation and has recorded so far over 45'000 solar flares. The STIX detectors designed […]
Captain Jacqueline Smith is a Chief of Staff Captain's Prestigious PhD Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is currently pursuing research in Space Policy and Sustainability in the Aeronautics and Astronautics department at MIT in collaboration withthe Space Enabled division of the MIT Media Lab. Previously, Capt. […]
Info session objective: This session will provide a high-level overview of what Space Sustainability means: understand how can we secure the long-term usability of space and, how can we design and operate missions and space businesses with a keen focus on sustainability. Target audience: Space stakeholders (engineers, scientists, non technical managers, policy […]
Join us on November 28 for an Informational Session on our upcoming continuing education course, Space Sustainability: How to design more sustainable missions? This session will provide a high-level overview of what Space Sustainability means: understand how can we secure the long-term usability of space and, how can we design and operate missions and space businesses with a […]
In this talk, prof. Charbon will review the evolution of solid-state photon counting sensors from avalanche photodiodes (APDs) to silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The impact of these sensors on LiDAR has been remarkable, however, more innovations are to come with the continuous advance of integrated SPADs […]
A cornerstone of space sustainability is the ability to efficiently service, repair and refuel spacecrafts in orbit. From low earth orbit to geostationary orbits, the need for such In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) missions is clearly identified and several companies are trying to race each other to be the first to market. […]
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation with 22 Member States, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Its wide range of activities cover areas such as launchers, science, […]
Spaceport SARABHAI (S2) to co-host edition#4 of its Space Law + Policy Dialogue with the eSpace - EPFL Space Center, Switzerland on 5th April 2023. The goal of the ongoing series of S2 Space Law + Policy Dialogues is to look at contemporary space activities through a space law + […]
eSpace - EPFL Space Center is a pioneer in space sustainability. With the Clean Space Initiative, initially proposed to deorbit Swisscube which eventually spin-off from EPFL as the ClearSpace-1 mission to recover the Vega Secondary Payload Adapter (VESPA), the Center can draw on a decade of experience in space sustainability. […]