Last summer Delft University of Technology collaborated with Netherlands Space Office (NSO), University of Leiden and ESA-ESTEC to host the Space Studies Program (SSP18) of the International Space University (ISU). In total there were 135 young space professionals gathered from all over the world, including 14 Dutch participants, participating in this intensive nine-week studies program. … Continued
The NERDlab (Networked Embedded Robotics in Delft) is a research and educational test laboratory, located at the Delft Center for Systems and Control within the premises of the TU Delft 3mE Faculty. It opened two years ago, with a focus on developing novel distributed algorithms in the field of robotics by providing a variety of … Continued
On November 14th, the TU Delft Space Institute joined forces with TNO and SRON to organize the “Innovate your Space” Symposium at the Art Centre Delft. More than 110 experts from industry, knowledge institutes, government and academia attended the day, full of effective and fruitful discussions and an opportunity to meet old and new partners … Continued
As the second keynote speaker on our symposium coming month, we are proud to present to you: Marc Valès, Space Programs Vice-President at Dassault Aviation. Marc has been playing for thirty years with all elements of European launchers family – Ariane 1 to 6, Soyuz and Vega – both in launch vehicle and ground segments. … Continued
We are happy to present to you our first keynote speaker: Egbert Jan van der Veen, Head of Technology at OHB System. Egbert is responsible for leading the R&D and technology developments at OHB System for all future missions and identifying and preparing for new business ventures. OHB System is the youngest of the European … Continued
Over the recent years bi- and multistatic SAR (Synthetic-Aperature Radar) saw a major push in terms of system, payload and application development. The recent progress made in bi- and multistatic systems is leading to an increased interest in this observation capacity in the scientific community and in an increase in the number of this type … Continued
On September 30th, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) day took place. The IAA is a non-governmental organisation of experts committed to expanding the frontiers of space. On this occasion, Eberhard Gill, Director of the TU Delft Space Institute and Full Member of the IAA, had the honour to receive the Engineering Sciences Award of … Continued
Out of the 21 proposals submitted for new satellite missions, ESA selected three mission ideas for feasibility study: Stereoid, Daedalus and G-Class. Two of the three mission ideas (STEREOID and G-CLASS) came from the Satellite Radar Lab of TU Delft. The STEROID mission would orbit in formation with one of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites. Carrying … Continued
Below we present to you the agenda of our Joint Symposium “Innovate Your Space” by the TU Delft, TNO and SRON with the theme: ‘smarter, lighter, cheaper’. If any alterations would be made, they will be posted on this page. You did not receive an invite for the Symposium yet, but want to attend the … Continued
On November 14th, the TU Delft Space Institute together with TNO and SRON will organize their next full-day symposium. This event is a unique opportunity to discuss and get updated on state of the art research and the challenging aspects for future space in terms of smarter, lighter and cheaper space systems. The programme will … Continued