SGAC Sweden

National Points of Contact Sweden

Welcome to the country page of SGAC Sweden! The main objective of SGAC Sweden is to connect students and young professionals in order to inspire Sweden’s next space generation.

The Swedish space program is largely implemented in international cooperation, mainly within the framework of the European Space Agency. Swedish innovations are found on numerous rockets and satellites and we continue to see Swedish space involvement grow while strengthening our international collaborations.

Please feel free to contact us, share your ideas, and engage with our space community!

Josephine MaglioNational Point of Contact

 

 

Young Space Activities Overview in Sweden

There are several space activities in Sweden directed to students and young professionals, below is an outtake of these.

MATS (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography) – tomography of light and aerosols in the mesosphere, a satellite project led by the meteorologist Jörg Gumbel at Stockholm University, also included in the project is Chalmers, KTH and Omnisys. The satellite will study both noctilucent clouds and oxygen molecules in the atmosphere between 50-100 km height, and the waves that e.g. create the shapes of the clouds.

REXUS/BEXUS Programme which allows students from universities and higher education colleges across Europe to carry out scientific and technological experiments on research rockets and balloons. Each year, two rockets and two balloons are launched, carrying up to 20 experiments designed and built by student teams.

Esrange Space Center, located in northern Sweden above the Arctic Circle, is the largest civil ground station for satellites in the world and Europe’s largest overland test range for aerospace vehicles. Since the start in 1966, more than 500 sounding rockets and 550 stratospheric balloons have been launched from Esrange Space Center. The Swedish Space Corporation is currently working with SmallSat Express, a project aiming to start launching small satellites, CubeSats, from Esrange with start in 2021. Esrange along with other Swedish Space Industries offers positions, full time as well as temporary internships to young professionals. Please see list below of Swedish Space Companies.

Last but not least – SGAC Sweden:
Hoping for a more nominal 2021 we will organize an informal gathering in Summer 2021 for Swedish SGAC members and we will introduce monthly country calls for our Swedish members to connect, discuss current space topics, identify mentorship opportunities and get to know each other. The possibilities are endless – perhaps we organize the next ESGW!

Upcoming Space Events

Event Name Host City Event Date Link
Astronomins Dag och Natt 2026 Various 18-19th September 2026 https://www.astronominsdag.se/
Rymdforum 2027 Stockholm 17-18th May 2027 https://rymdforum2027.se/

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REXUS/BEXUS Program: The REXUS/BEXUS program offers students across Europe to carry out scientific and technological experiments on research rockets and balloons. Each year two rockets and two balloons are launched from Esrange Space Center.

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