R&D Space Projects

By running joint projects, the space industry increase their expertise with research and innovation collaboration.

Initially eight R&D projects, related to the development needs of the space industry, have been implemented and will contribute to a general increase in expertise. New projects will also be continuously created throughout the project.

At the end of the project at least eight new products or services have been identified for further development towards commercialisation.

R&D Projects between space industry and academia (ongoing)

  1. On Approaching Sustainable Spacecraft End-of-life: Reusable Hardware and Circular Economy Principles in Outer Space.
    Participants: LTU Divisions of Product Innovation & Space Space Systems and SSC
  2. Autonomous navigation around small space object (asteroid or space debris)
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and OHB Sweden
  3. Design Factors in Additive Design for Space Applications
    Participants: LTU Divison of Product Innovation and GKN Aerospace Engine Systems
  4. OPTACOM: Optimized and Autonomous Constellation Orbit Management
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and OHB Sweden

R&D Projects between space industry and academia (ended)

  1. Development of high-performance Avionics for the satellites of the future
    Participant: LTU Division of Space Technology
  2. Software-defined radio for ground-based satellite Communication
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
     
  3. Guidance and Control for Multiple Spacecraft Formation
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and OHB Sweden
  4. Qualification aspects in design for additive manufacturing
    Participants: LTU Divison of Product Innovation and GKN Aerospace Engine Systems
  5. Autonomous Navigation System for High Altitude Balloons
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
  6. MicroPILS – Micro Propulsion In the Loop Simulations
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and NanoSpace.
  7. ICEQREME: Interference Control and Estimation with a high-Quality Radio Environment Map of Esrange
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
  8. SeSSA: L-PBF Stainless Steels for Space Applications
    Participants: LTU Division of Materials Science and GKN Aerospace Engine Systems
  9. Facilitation of Innovation within Space Manufacturing – Radical innovation within space applications – with additive manufacturing as an example
    Participants: LTU Divison of Product Innovation and GKN Aerospace Engine Systems
  10. Innovation capabilities in the space industry
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
  11. The Green Corridor to Space – An Optimal Test Facility for Modern Rocketry
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and ISAR Aerospace
  12. Space object orbit determination using auroral images
    Participants: Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and SSC
  13. Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Development and Demonstration
    Participants: LTU Division of Space Technology and ISAR Aerospace

Contact

Marta-Lena Antti
Graduate School of Space Technology
[email protected]
Mobile: +46 73 029 04 34
Luleå University of Technology
971 87 Luleå, Sweden