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Europe's first planetary defence mission is nearly 200 million km from Earth, and part of its navigation relies on a 1.5 kg gyroscope made in Blanchardstown, Dublin. 1/6
Near the asteroids it gives backup readings when sun glare or dust affects the star tracker, a camera that works out which way the spacecraft is pointing from the stars. ESA says the unit weighs 1.5 kg, including electronics and shielding. 5/6
InnaLabs will supply the same unit for Ramses, ESA's mission to the asteroid Apophis, due to launch in 2028. SpaceTech Ireland follows Irish companies in Europe's space programmes every Thursday. Free: spacetechireland.com 6/6
“Don't be afraid to reach out. It only took me 30 seconds to reply.” Liam Moran, a Co Clare graduate on an internship at the European Southern Observatory, answers every student who contacts him. He says he was “always terrified” of doing so himself as a student.
He studied physics at the University of Galway, then did the MSc in Space Science and Technology at UCD (@ucdscience). His route to the European Southern Observatory near Munich is in our 29 October edition. Free, every Thursday: spacetechireland.com
ESA has launched a free online course for people with no science or engineering background. Space for Everyone covers astronomy, engineering, space law, business and life sciences. Learners choose their modules, work at their own pace and get a certificate at the end.
Space for Everyone was launched by @ESA__Education. Enrol on ESA Learn: learn.esa.int/explore/space-…
Free courses, funding calls and jobs, every Thursday: spacetechireland.com
Two of ESA's asteroid missions share an Irish part. Hera carries a gyroscope made by InnaLabs in Blanchardstown, Dublin. The company will supply the same unit for Ramses, ESA's next planetary defence mission, due to launch in 2028 to study the asteroid Apophis.
Meet our Space Safety fleet.
These missions help us monitor solar storms and asteroids, deal with space debris, and keep Earth and space safer for everyone.
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A European rocket engine test stand that can be taken apart and moved between sites has passed its final checks in Mainz, Germany. Cork's SUAS Aerospace is one of seven partners. It takes engines of up to 500 kilonewtons of thrust. No engine firing on it has been reported.
“Flexible, modular testing infrastructure is an important step in supporting Europe’s launch ambitions, and closely aligned with the rocket engine testing infrastructure we are developing in Ireland,” said David Rudge, head of commercial development at SUAS.
SUAS received €226,500 in EU funding for its part in the €4.96m project, according to the European Commission's CORDIS database. It has not named a site for its planned engine test facility in Ireland. More every Thursday: spacetechireland.com
🚀 Who's hiring: Manna has five engineering jobs open in Dublin, Mbryonics is recruiting engineers in Galway, ESA is recruiting security and flight engineers, with Irish nationals eligible, and EUMETSAT's 2027 internships in Darmstadt close on 19 November.
Further afield, MaiaSpace, the French reusable rocket company, lists 27 jobs in Paris, Vernon and Kourou, French Guiana.
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The full jobs list comes every Thursday in SpaceTech Ireland, with the deadlines. Free: spacetechireland.com