The TU Delft Space Institute congratulates the Principal Investigator Bernhard Brandl, who is Professor of Infrared Astronomy at Leiden University and part-time Professor Astronomical Instrumentation at Delft University of Technology, to the agreement with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) for the design and construction of the METIS instrument. NOVA, the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy, … Continued
From September 7th to September 11th, Delft was the home of a joint event combining the 5th CEAS (Council of European Aerospace Societies) Air & Space Conference and the 12th European Workshop on Aircraft Design Education (EWADE). CEAS 2015 was hosted by the Netherlands Association of Aerospace engineers NVvL in close cooperation with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) … Continued
The students of Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) are preparing the launch of their new Stratos II+ rocket between October 13 and 15. The revised rocket was presented to the public at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering on September 3rd. After an attempt to launch the Stratos II rocket last year, two major updates to the Stratos II+ have been … Continued
In the third edition of the Netherlands Space Society magazine (NVR), TU Delft Space Institute presents the space-related research areas conducted at five faculties. Also it is described how it will act as a platform for cooperation in space-related activities and how it will form an inspiring environment for research and (Life Long) education. Cooperation within these faculties and with the outside … Continued
Monday September 14th, TU Delft Space Institute hosts a third guest lecture in a series of lectures which will be given by Mr. Robbie Schingler, President and Co-Founder of Planet Labs, at the TU Delft Aerospace Engineering faculty. Planet Labs designs, builds and operates a network of satellites called “Doves.” In January 2014, Flock 1 was delivered, the world’s largest … Continued
Tuesday June 30th, TU Delft Space Institute hosts a second guest lecture in a series of lectures which will be given by Prof. Dr. Christoph Keller at the TU Delft Aerospace Engineering faculty. Christoph Keller is Professor in Experimental Astrophysics at the University of Leiden. Title of the lecture is “Are we alone? The technical challenges … Continued
Miniaturisation of spacecraft offers opportunities for universities that want to explore space. During his inaugural speech as a professor, Bert Vermeersen, described a future in which instruments from universities hitch rides to space. Read the full article of TU Delta, the indepent student newspaper of TU Delft, here.
Sometimes a swarm of small satellites works better than a big one. The future in remote sensing could well be in tiny, affordable cooperating satellites. The TU hosted a conference on formation flying satellites (IWSCFF) from 8-10 June. Keynote speaker and TU alumnus Dr. RuneFloberghagen spoke about ESA’s swarm mission and other applications of swarm satellites from various … Continued
TU Delta, the independent student newspaper of TU Delft, interviewed professor Pieter Visser. Pieter Visser, aka ‘Satellite Pete’, has been appointed as professor of astrodynamics and space missions (2014). He spent more than twenty years working on the GOCE – the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer – mission. He tells amongst others about … Continued
From 8 until 10 June Delft university of Technology is hosting an international workshop on satellite constellations and formation flying at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. This symposium is a unique opportunity to discuss the state of the art research and the challenging aspects for future space systems. These 3 days are an intense mixture … Continued