Designs for a Cooler Planet
Discover tomorrow at Aalto University's biggest exhibition! Open 1 September – 30 October 2026.
Solving earth’s challenges from space
The role of small satellites is growing in navigation, telecommunications, and environmental protection.
The space sector was transformed at the turn of the millennium, when a field once dominated by superpowers opened up to new players thanks to more affordable components and small satellite standards.
Today, there are already dozens of Finnish satellites in space, and most of them involve Aalto expertise in one way or another.
Aalto is one of the few universities in Europe where a small satellite can be designed and built entirely in-house, from start to finish. Aalto’s student and research satellites are also operated from Aalto’s own ground station.
‘The modern world relies on satellites. Moreover, our understanding of planetary processes and for example, climate change, would not be possible without satellite sensors,’ says Professor of Space Technology Jaan Praks.
Find this and dozens of other fresh perspectives, bold experiments and practical solutions in the autumn exhibition.
