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What if we couldn’t predict hurricanes, connect remote villages to the internet, or even navigate our daily commutes with interactive maps?🗺️ “Satellites provide critical data which helps us understand climate change and keep pushing societal development. The list of applications can be made long, both today and in the future,” says Nick Priborsky, President of the Connect division at SSC - Swedish Space Corporation. In our latest article, we explore how satellites shape everything from climate research to global connectivity, and why the demand for them is soaring. For the full article, visit https://brnw.ch/21wSQjx 📡🛰️

🚀 Counting down the days… Themis will arrive soon! We're excited and preparing for the arrival of the #Themis reusable launch vehicle demonstrator at Esrange Space Center. Led by European Space Agency - ESA with ArianeGroup, Themis is a key step toward Europe's future of sustainable and cost-efficient spaceflight. With vertical landing tests planned right here in Sweden, we’re proud to the path to reusability in European launch systems. Read more https://brnw.ch/21wSKx9 📸Credit: ESA-S. Corvaja

📢 Monday this week marked a huge #milestone for our team at LSE Space. Commands were successfully sent from the newly developed Monitoring and Control System Replacement (MCS-R) to the @International Space Station #ISS for the very first time! MCS-R is the successor to the current MCS and represents a major technological upgrade in commanding and telemetry processing for Columbus. The MCS-R development was carried out by our LSE team, under a contract with GSOC.🛰️ 🖥️ What made the moment even more special was the presence of Felix Huber, Director of GSOC, and Frank de Winne, former ESA astronaut and ISS Programme Manager, who observed from the front row as a light strip in the Columbus module was switched on and off, while astronauts routinely carried out their tasks. MCS-R is based on EGS-CC and is likely the first EGS-CC-based system ever used to command a live spacecraft with humans on board! 🌍 Congratulations to German Aerospace Center (DLR) and European Space Agency - ESA, and many thanks to our own dedicated team. It’s a proud moment of collaboration and innovation! 🎉 Photos: German Zöschinger

Since the first-ever rocket was launched 80 years ago, research in space has given humanity tools to develop and improve life on Earth. 🌎 By sending research to space, researchers and scientists seek answers to some of the big questions. But why bother for a few minutes in microgravity? And why does the interest from the science community continue to grow?🌌 In our latest article, some of our customers share insights from their journey to space and explore the growing importance of microgravity research. 🔗 Read more at https://brnw.ch/21wSE4j 💫

Those looking to buy a watch that has actually traveled into space could turn to Swiss watchmaker FORTIS WATCHES, which strives to create a watch worthy of being selected for a manned Mars mission ⌚ In recent years, Fortis flew 13 of their watches to a height of 260 km onboard our sounding rocket mission- Suborbital Express, testing the behavior of clock mechanics during extreme speed, g-force, weightlessness and temperature changes 🚀 All watches were still fully functioning after landing. More about the launch https://brnw.ch/21wSCsb Follow the link below for the full Financial Times feature article "Race for space watches heats up". 👇🏻 https://brnw.ch/21wSCsa

CanSat Sweden Final held at Esrange 🚀 🛰️ For the first time ever, the Swedish final of the student competition CanSat Sweden was held at Esrange Space Center. Three teams of high school students participated, each competing with their self-built satellite the size of a soda can. The winning team was Stella Navis from Gothenburg. The goal of the CanSat competition is to spark interest in STEM subjects. It is organized by Astronomisk Ungdom with from ESERO Sverige, which is funded by Rymdstyrelsen (Swedish National Space Agency). The event is part of a larger European initiative, and the winners from each national final are awarded a trip to the European Space Agency - ESA to become a “Space Engineer for a Day” alongside other national champions. “Finally, CanSat Sweden was at Esrange! We successfully dropped the three CanSats: Stella Navis (objective: cartography), Team Berzelius (objective: ozone sounding), and NerdHerd (objective: fire detection) on Friday, May 9th at the Balloon Pad. The teams prepared their CanSats on Thursday evening and Friday morning until the Flight Readiness Review,” said Armelle Frenea Schmidt, Business Development Director at SSC and a member of the CanSat jury. The three payloads were lifted to an altitude of 150 meters using a helium-filled balloon. A system developed by SSC, called ETAG, triggered the release. The satellites then descended smoothly through the atmosphere and landed gently on the balloon field with the help of parachutes. All satellites had onboard data storage, and two of them were also able to transmit live telemetry data to the students’ ground stations for later analysis. “On Saturday, the teams presented their results to a jury composed of representatives from SNSA, Saab, and SSC. The winner was selected based on ESA CanSat criteria: mission accomplishment, design and integration quality, data analysis, error analysis, suggestions for improvement, and teamwork. And the winning team was: Stella Navis from Gothenburg!” said Frenea-Schmidt. This was the first time a CanSat event was held at Esrange, and it proved to be a great success. The competition also fostered increased collaboration with Astronomisk Ungdom, ESA, SNSA, and Andøya Space Education. There are hopes for more such events in the future. “After this successful day, we are now aiming to create a Nordic CanSat competition. Moreover, it was a great opportunity for training our staff. Huge thanks to the Launch Team and Instrumentation, who creatively adapted weather balloon techniques to enable CanSat drops. They’ve truly introduced a new activity using standard equipment! Let’s make this first CanSat event at Esrange just the beginning,” Frenea-Schmidt concluded.

After nearly 25 years of groundbreaking research, the Swedish Odin satellite is getting close to its final orbits around Earth. 🛰️ Launched in 2001, Odin has exceeded its expected lifespan by over two decades, providing invaluable data to researchers worldwide. 🌍✨ From monitoring volcanic eruptions and ash clouds to studying ice crystals, noctilucent clouds, and even water on Mars, Odin has been a true pioneer in space research. 🚀🔭 As Odin prepares to burn up in the atmosphere sometime in the second quarter of 2026, we celebrate its legacy and the countless contributions it has made to science. 📚 Step into Odin’s control center at #Esrange and meet its manager Stig-Ove “Sticko” Silverlind. Full article: https://brnw.ch/21wSrQB #odin #satellite #earthobservation

SSC - Swedish Space Corporation is at Rymdforum 2025 💫 🌍! Today, Henrik Pettersson,Vice President Business Development, Launch & Test Services at SSC, explored the future of space transportation and Europe’s and Sweden’s role in access to space. He presented our capabilities at #Esrange - one of the world's most versatile space centers - with launch capabilities for microgravity research, rocket test capabilities, and acting as a hub in our satellite station network. At Esrange, together with our partners Firefly Aerospace and Perigee, we are now building satellite launch capability for polar orbits. 🚀 If you're attending, meet us at our booth https://brnw.ch/21wSmiC. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/dXS88RHH #rymdforum2025 #space

SSC - Swedish Space Corporation is heading to Rymdforum 2025🚀🌍 us at booth 2 on May 5-6th to discover more about: ⭐ Science & Launch Services. Whether it’s scientific experiments with a suborbital rocket, stratospheric balloon or ground instrumentation, or help with testing or validation of new technology. ⭐ Space to Earth connectivity. We offer one of the world’s largest, most flexible and dependable ground station networks to satellite operators worldwide. ⭐ Esrange - one of the world's most versatile space centers - launch capabilities for microgravity research, rocket test capabilities, and acting as a hub in our satellite station network. Here, we are building satellite launch capability for polar orbits. ⭐️ ... much more...! Karin Holmqvist Henrik Pettersson Katarina Lahti Mats Tyni Peter Millar If you're attending, meet us at our booth https://brnw.ch/21wSmiC. Learn more at https://sscspace.com/ #ssc #swedeninspace #rymdforum

Press release: Joakim Westh elected Chair of the Board of SSC - Swedish Space Corporation. “It is truly exciting to take on this assignment. The space industry is in rapid growth and development, which brings many opportunities,” says Joakim Westh. Joakim Westh replaces Anne Gynnerstedt who will continue as a member of the Board.