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Angelina Frolova on research stay in Shanghai: space entrepreneurship across cultures

Angelina Frolova, PhD candidate at EPFL's Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization (ENTC) lab and a close collaborator of the EPFL Space Center, recently completed a six-week research stay at Shanghai Jiao ...
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EPFL Space Center at the 5th Symposium on Space Educational Activities

From 8-10 April 2026, the EPFL Space Center took part in the 5th Symposium on Space Educational Activities (SSEA), contributing two student presentations and sharing an exhibition stand with fellow ...
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EPFL Space Day 2026 – From Classroom to Cosmos 

A resounding success! With 175 registered attendees, the EPFL Space Day 2026 brought together the entire EPFL space community on 8 May at the Rolex Learning Centre, for a full ...
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Swiss Space Office shares CM25 outcomes and new opportunities for EPFL researchers

The Swiss Space Office (SSO) recently presented the outcomes of the ESA Ministerial Council (CM25), outlining major programmatic decisions and new opportunities for the Swiss space ecosystem. With a record ...
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Engineering Industry Day 2026

Great networking event at the SwissTech: EPFL Engineering Industry Day!
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Space and quantum join forces at EPFL in new ESDI project

A call for proposals at the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) awarded five projects for their first Quantum x Space call. One of the selected projects, LINQS, is from ...
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Kiruna Space Center visit 

The EPFL Rocket Team on the hunt for a launch pad As the EPFL Rocket Team prepares the next steps of its ambitious spaceflight projects, "reach space" one critical question ...
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The ClearSpace Prize was presented to William Martin by Claude Nicollier, who was also a member of the jury. © EPFL Space Center, 2025

ClearSpace Prize: “And the winner is…”

Picture credits: The ClearSpace Prize was presented to William Martin by Claude Nicollier, who was also a member of the jury. © EPFL Space Center, 2025 We are proud to ...
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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