A team from Luleå University of Technology will represent Sweden in the ActinSpace innovation competition. The team won the Swedish competition – a 24-hour hackathon. – This challenge has improved our team building skills and inter-personal skills. The challenge itself challenged our prototyping skills wherein we were able to come up with a functional prototype […]
A new business cluster, ACS North, will attract more contractors and innovative companies to the growing aerospace industry in Sweden and the northern region – The aerospace industry is experiencing heavy growth and we will help in creating a more high-tech and job-creating industry in Sweden, said Göran Berlemo, CEO of Aerospace Cluster Sweden. The […]
How can Sweden remain competitive as a space center in the future? That was the question SSC wanted to solve as they launched the New Esrange project. The project will modernize the rocket base built in the 1960’s and may create new business opportunities for subcontractors and SMEs in the region. – We have already […]
EISCAT3D, a new space project totalling hundreds of millions SEK in investments, can provide many new business opportunities for Swedish companies. EISCAT is currently looking for interested companies and several tenders are available on the organisation’s website. EISCAT 3D is under way and soon a completely new international research radar will be developed to understand […]
Space is a strategically important research area at Luleå University of Technology and for the industry in the region. – The university’s space investment is exactly right in time, says Jonas Ekman, professor of Industrial Electronics and head of the Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering. Technology development creates new opportunities to get […]
On the day after the now iconic launch of the Falcon Heavy Rocket at Cape Canaveral, the space industry in Kiruna met to form a joint strategy to meet this new space paradigm. – This meeting was important. To strengthen the regional space business we need to collaborate more in a structured way, said Johanna […]
Market validation and understanding the need of the customer is a key component within innovation management and crucial for sustainable business development. That was the message from Emil Svanberg, head of the technology transfer office at Luleå University of Technology, during the fifth Space Innovation Forum. Once again the space actors within the RIT project […]
On October 16, representatives from Space Kiruna visited Region Norrbotten and discussed the unique possibilities that Norrbotten have within space and the space industry cluster found in Norrbotten. An exciting conversation was led by the regional councellor Maria Stenberg (s), Anders Öberg (s) and Glenn Berggård (v). – We had a lot of interesting discussions […]
The researcher Kanika Garg at the Onboard Space Systems Group of Luleå University of Technology is working together with SSC Esrange to develop a new type of trajectory support system. The solution creates more efficient stratospheric balloon flights by reducing risks and increasing cost-efficiency. – A balloon launch costs millions of euros for each flight so every […]
The new space incubator company Wilda Tracking AB has developed a positioning system for firefighters and aims develop leading tech in detecting rescue personnel in disaster areas. This autumn, the equipment will be tested in three areas in northern Sweden – Kiruna, Jokkmokk and Övertorneå. – We want to be part of the solution to […]