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A man with a flashlight on his head making the final preparation of an experiment module.

Seeking answers in space – for life on Earth

15:05 May 13, 2025

Since the first-ever rocket was launched 80 years ago, research in space has given humanity tools to develop and improve life on Earth. Looking to the skies, researchers and scientists seek answers to some of the big questions by sending...

Ballon in hand of a person in front of a green forest.

CanSat Sweden Final held at Esrange

15:05 May 12, 2025

For the first time ever, the Swedish final of the student competition CanSat Sweden was held at Esrange Space Center. Three teams of high school students participated, each competing with their self-built satellite the size of a soda can. The...

A satellite in space with the Earth in the background

Odin is now in its final year as an operational satellite

12:05 May 6, 2025

Stepping into Odin’s control center, a dedicated room at Esrange Satellite Station, feels like a journey back in time. All the computers here are from the late 1990s, and it seems as if time has stood still. Important notes on...

Joakim Westh, Chair of the Board of Directors at SSC

Changes in SSC’s Board of Directors

11:04 April 30, 2025

In conjunction with SSC’s Annual General Meeting yesterday, Joakim Westh was elected as the new Chair of the Board of SSC....

A split image with a science rocket being launched on the left side and the planting of a tree with children watching on the right side

Apple tree twigs from Space, sprouted on Earth

16:04 April 29, 2025

Early morning on November 23rd, 2022, the SubOrbital Express-3 science rocket was launched from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. Sharing the cargo space with a variety of highly advanced research projects, a selection of apple tree twigs was sent...