Archive for February, 2009

Stratospheric Census at ESA Symposium

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 6:23 pm


Stratospheric Census has been accepted to the 19th ESA Symposium on European Rocket & Balloon Programmes, which will take place in Bad Reichenhall, Germany, 7-11 June 2009.

Symposium Link: http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/pac-symposium2009/

The team will present its concept of collecting and measuring aerosols in the stratosphere.

Team Meets Swedish PM Reinfeldt

Posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 10:40 pm


Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt informed himself about the activities at Space Campus in Kiruna during a visit on Wednesday, 11 February.

Stratospheric Census was represented by Martin Siegl and Gerrit Holl. They explained the experiment in a brief talk and emphasized the fruitful cooperation between IRV, IRF, ESA and ESRANGE that had led to a successful flight.

On the left: Gerrit Holl and Martin Siegl; on the right: Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Hans Weber, head of the Department of Space Science (IRV)
Foreground, from left to right: Gerrit Holl, Martin Siegl, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Hans Weber (IRV) ( photo by P.