Space Engineering Center

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The Space Engineering Center (eSpace) aims to establish EPFL as a center of excellence in space research. The center typically hosts scientists and engineers working on specific flight hardware project, often in the context of small satellites. The permanent staff of the center boasts a profound technical expertise, with two senior scientist trained at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and often acting as reviewers in the space community. The internal skillset includes system engineering, mission design, multidisciplinary project management, planetology and actuator development.

eSpace is also responsible for the Space Technology courses at EPFL, organising the Minor program in this field and providing teaching. This is often done in collaboration with EPFL labs, which bring their own expertise to the space domain.

Finally, eSpace works with EPFL labs, helping them apply their research to space.