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Christian Hauglie-Hanssen is the Norwegian Space Centre’s new director general. How does he envision Norway’s future in space?

Christian Hauglie-Hanssen is the Norwegian Space Centre’s new director general. How does he envision Norway’s future in space?

The development of a Norwegian satellite with radar detector is under way. Monitoring of maritime traffic will be improved when NorSat-3 is in orbit.

Her er det viktigste begivenhetene og oppdagelsene i rommet i året som gikk, både internasjonalt og i Norge.

The improved AIS-receiver on the Norwegian satellites launched this summer detects 60% more ships than their precursors.

The Norwegian satellites NorSat-1 and NorSat-2 were successfully launched on Friday the 14th of July 2017. The two satellites will monitor maritime traffic and test science and technology payloads.

Japan and Norway have signed a memorandum of understanding for sounding rocket research on the aurora and space weather.

AISSat-2, Norway's second national satellite, was launched on the 8th of July 2014. Like its predecessor, AISSat-1, the new satellite will monitor maritime traffic from space.

The University of Toronto will build the platform for the Norwegian satellite NORSAT-1.

Each krone invested in the Norwegian space industry yields a return of almost 5 kroner, shows a report from the Norwegian Space Centre.