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Världsledande rymdelektronik i fokus på Space Rendezvous 2 november
Kosmisk strålning gör att elektronik som skickas till rymden går sönder genom att bara vara där. Men det finns KTH-projekt som gör skillnad och de är i fokus under Space Rendezvous som anordnas den 2 november i Kista.
– Bland annat kommer tre olika forskningsprojekt med doktorander från KTH presentera världsledande forskning kring strålningstålig elektronik som gör stor skillnad. En satellit får en livslängd som ökar och kan överleva tio gånger längre tid. Det är frukterna av 30 års forskning i Kista på Elektrumlaboratoriet, berättar Carl-Mikael Zetterling, vice föreståndare för KTH:s rymdcenter.
Fokuset under Space Rendezvous kommer ligga på hur man bygger elektronik för rymden och flera projekt som resulterat i satelliter som just nu befinner sig i rymden kommer att presenteras. En av dem är satelliten Mats som ska undersöka vågor i atmosfären och deras inverkan på klimatet.
Svensk elektronik i rymden
Även en del av Juice-projektet kommer att presenteras där flera svenska instrument finns ombord. Juice är en satellit som går till Jupiter genom en bana mot Venus för att sedan skjuta i väg mot Jupiter. Det gör att instrumenten ombord måste vara tåliga mot solens värme och strålningståliga mot den strålning som finns på planeten.
– I båda de här projekten finns svensk elektronik som tar sig ut i rymden och det är ganska imponerande att ett litet land som Sverige gör det här. Det kommer genom ett forskningsåtagande som man haft under lång tid och nu kan vi börja skörda frukterna genom KTH:s långsiktiga inriktning, säger Marco Giertz, VD på Visit Kista.
Space Rendezvous hålls under en eftermiddag i Elektrumbyggnaden i Kista och inleds med en representant från Europeiska Rymdstyrelsen, ESA. Även SAAB, Institutet för Rymdfysik, Frontgrade Gaisler och Low Noise Factory kommer medverka.
– Det kommer även finnas en miniutställning och vi kommer att bjuda på rymdtårta så klart, säger Carl-Mikael Zetterling.
Läs mer om Space Rendezvous i Kista och hur du anmäler dig: www.visitkista.com/events/space2
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Cosmic radiation causes electronics sent to space to break down just by being there. But there are KTH projects that make a difference, and they are in focus during the Space Rendezvous, which will be held on 2 November in Kista. Register here: www.visitkista.com/events/space2
”Among other things, three research projects with PhD students from KTH will present world-leading research on radiation-resistant electronics that make a big difference. A satellite has an increased lifespan and can survive ten times longer. These are the fruits of 30 years of research in Kista at the Elektrum Laboratory," says Carl-Mikael Zetterling, Deputy Director of KTH's Space Centre.
The focus during Space Rendezvous will be on how to build electronics for space, and several projects that have resulted in satellites currently in space will be presented. One is the Mats satellite, which will investigate waves in the atmosphere and their impact on the climate.
Electronics from Sweden in space
Part of the Juice project will also be presented, with several Swedish instruments on board. Juice is a satellite that goes to Jupiter through an orbit towards Venus and then shoots off towards Jupiter. This means that the instruments on board must be resistant to the sun's heat and radiation resistant to the radiation present on the planet.
"Both of these projects involve Swedish electronics going into space, and it's pretty impressive that a small country like Sweden is doing this. It comes through a research commitment that has been in place for a long time, and now we can start reaping the benefits of KTH's long-term focus," says Marco Giertz, CEO of Visit Kista.
Space Rendezvous will be held during an afternoon in the Elektrum building in Kista and begin with a European Space Agency (ESA) representative. SAAB, Institutet för Rymdfysik, Frpntgrade Gaisler and Low Noise Factory will also participate.
”There will also be a mini-exhibition, and of course, we will offer space cake," says Zetterling.
During the Space Rendezvous you are invited to:
* Learn about some of the latest space electronics research and applications from a wide range of expert speakers
* Meet and mingle with space researchers, companies, institutions and students
* The winners of of KTH Space Center's prize for the best final degree projects on basic and on advanced level are presented.
The Kista technology cluster is world known for its function as a Swedish innovation engine and holds many successful space companies, a perfect place to explore the latest trends in Space electronics.
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- Science, technology
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- elektronik
- forskning
- rymd
- innovation
- kista
- kth
Visit Kista AB arranges professional visits and events for international companies and delegations, interested in learning and connecting with companies and institutions in Europe’s leading ICT cluster, Kista Science City.
KTH Space Center coordinates and promotes space-related activity at several KTH departments, with an overarching objective of establishing KTH as a "Space University" and a hub for Swedish space research and technology.
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