A prototype of the instrument HABIT that will be sent to Mars in 2018, will be tested during a NASA expedition to a Martian like environment in northern India. – It is a very prestigious expedition. And to do calibrations in a Mars analogue like this area is important for us, says Javier Martín-Torres, professor […]

In 2018 the European Space Agency will fly the ExoMars Surface Platform to the planet Mars. The space craft will carry out the instrument HABIT (HabitAbilty – Brines, Irradiance and Temperature), developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology in Kiruna along with their partner company Omnisys from Gothenburg. – We are very proud that […]

What will be the first officially Swedish registered miniaturized satellite will be developed and tested at Luleå University of Technology, in collaboration with the UK-based Open Cosmos Ltd, in the international initiative the QB50 project. – This will be an “enabler” for our group, thus important, says Reza Emami, chaired professor of Onboard Space Systems. […]

3D-printed components for rocket engines will become a reality in the near future. Research at Luleå University of Technology is therefore investigating which innovation system that can support this and what the design process should look like. – Rocket engines are manufactured on a small scale which means that you have much to gain from […]

The ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) Sweden was innaugurated on December 18, 2015. The headquarter is located in Luleå and it will be managed by Arctic Business Incubator, one of the members of the project RIT, within a consortium together with Uppsala Innovation Centre (UIC) located in Uppsala just north of Stockholm and Innovatum incubator […]

HABIT is the name of the first Swedish instrument to be placed on the surface of Mars. It was developed by an international research team led by Professor Javier Martín-Torres and Professor María-Paz Zorzano at Luleå University of Technology. (ESA) European Space Agency has selected the groundbreaking instrument for their next big expedition to Mars […]

LTU Business Business Developer Johanna Bergstrom-Roos were invited to the panel discussion on the Swedish Space investigation as a representative of the RIT project.  The Swedish Space investigation “Space for the benefit and growth,” which is commissioned by the government, presented by the investigator Ingemar Skogö as KTH organized “Space Randezvous” on 7 October. The […]

Luleå University will invest over 100 million SEK in its space activities over the next five years. The opening week on the Space Campus in Kiruna saw new chaired professors Reza Emami and Javier Martín Torres outlining their research strategy. – My first expectation is to turn this 100 million SEK initiative sustainable. We have […]

The space industry and Luleå University of Technology wants to become better at working together and joining forces is now becoming a reality. With a new Centre of Excellence at Space Campus in Kiruna, the RIT project, worth 37 million SEK, will create more new businesses and jobs.  The regional climate for innovation in space […]

Kiruna and Norrbotten will become Europe’s space center. A key player in that process is Luleå University of Technology. – We will strenghten our reputation in the international arena and be an attractive and dynamic research and education environment, says Victoria Barabash, head of the Division of Space Technology. The vision is to build Europe’s […]