Space activities at KTH

Co-ordinators Yifang Ban, Christer Fuglesang, Göran Marklund, Mark Pearce, Carl-Mikael Zetterling

• Approximately 50 researchers working on space-related topics • Experimental space activities have been present at KTH since

1960s, inspired by Nobel Prize winner Hannes Alfvén. • Research areas: astrophysics, space and plasma physics, Earth

observation, satellite navigation, physiology, technology development and education.

• Collaboration with industry

• Funding: Swedish National Space Board, Swedish Research

Council, ESA, Formas, Wallenberg Foundations, VINNOVA.

• A new development – co-ordination: • Lead by Christer Fuglesang, astronaut and professor

in space physics at KTH. • Aim: to improve co-ordination at KTH. • Aim: national co-ordination for Horizon 2020.

Prof. Christer Fuglesang

Space activities at KTH

National platform to increase participation in ’Horizon 2020’

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3,2% 3,4%

3,9%

3,2% 3,3%

5,1%

3,3%

2,2%

5,5%

HEALTH KBBE ICT NMP ENERGY ENV TPT SSH SPA SEC

‘Svensk Rymdforskning 4%’

Swedish space researchers: Chalmers, KI, KTH; Universities in Lund, Luleå, Stockholm, Umeå, Uppsala; Mittuniversitetet, SLU; FOI, IRF, SMHI, YKI; Observatories in Göteborg, Stockholm, Lund.

Source: e-CORDA 2012-10-18

Average return to Sweden: 3.9%

Cluster ESA 2000-2014 MMS NASA 2014-2016 Bepi-Colombo / MMO ESA/JAXA 2016-2022

Auroral physics Magnetospheric physics Solar system physics

KTH bidrar med flyghårdvara till Elfältsexperiment

Focus on the analysis of data from space projects

Satellite projects

Research & Ph.D. education

Space and plasma physics

KTH participates in the MMS project

• 4 satellite constellation. • Launch in 2014. • Budget > 1000 MUSD. • Goal: to understand

‘reconnection’ – a key process för energy conversion in space.

Electronics, E-field experiment

Electronics, dc/dc converters

Mechanics, design & prototype

KTH contribution 16 flight units +2 reserves

5 flight units +1 reserves

16 flight units +2 reserves

Fermi 2008- PAMELA 2006- PoGOLite 2013

Astroparticle physics

ÅÅÅÅ-MM-DD

Remote sensing - Earth observation

1990 2000 2010

• Mapping global urbanisation.

• Monitoring environmental changes.

• Natural disaster monitoring.

• Temperature measurements of land areas and climate

• Support for urban planning

Stockholm

Shanghai

• Opened on 6th Sept 2013 by ESA’s Director för manned spaceflight, Swedish National Space Board’s Director and KTH’s President.

• Unique compentence in Europe. • Contract with ESA to support the implementation of ESA’s human

research programme on ISS.

• Research, development and teaching for manned spaceflight (important for space tourism!)

Human centrifuge Bed rest studies Medical consequences of G-forces and inactivity

Centre for flight- & space physiology

• Programme responsible: Prof. Christer Fuglesang.

• Approximately 50 students per year.

• Well established programme (one of KTH’s oldest). High quality.

• International exchange – a ‘student-magnet’.

Four themes

Close contact with industry / commerce.

Aerospace Master’s programme

• GPS & acceleration data from 4 probes. • Data for density height profile and temperature. • Launched 9th May 2013 – worked as planned!

MUSCAT 2013-05-09 REXUS projects at KTH

REXUS: bilateral agreement between Swedish and German space agencies

Latest experiment: MUSCAT

Student rocket programme

Multidisciplenary international team of students

Education and outreach • Space figures in

several of KTH’s education programmes. Strong and growing interest from students.

• Space stimulates

public interest in science and technology.