{"id":85615,"date":"2021-03-01T15:47:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T13:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/?p=85615"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:47:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T13:47:34","slug":"esa-bic-estonia-will-fly-you-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/esa-bic-estonia-will-fly-you-to-space\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA BIC Estonia will fly you to space!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To become an\nastronaut, or an estonaut in the Estonian context, you have to set your goals\nearly, make the right choices when developing your career and skills, and\nsuccessfully go through a long application process. However, this is not the\nonly way to get to space and write yourself into space history. Last year, the\nGolbriak Space optical terminal flew into orbit with the Vega mission, and Crystalspace\u2019s\nextremely durable camera will soon be sent to the Moon as part of NASA\u2019s\nArtemis space program.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the\nESTCube-1 satellite launched in 2013, Estonian technologies have entered space\nseveral more times with the support of the European Space Agency\u2019s Business\nIncubation Centre (ESA BIC Estonia). Golbriak Space\u2019s optical satellite\ntelecommunications technology turns satellites into a single network through\nwhich information can be transmitted at extremely high speeds, i.e. the\ninternet of satellites. Crystalspace\u2019s small, space-tolerant camera, which grew\nout of ESTCube-1, is essential for NASA\u2019s Artemis mission members on Earth to\nbe able to control a robotic hand that collects samples on the Moon\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team joined ESA\nBIC Estonia to find ground-based uses for the camera, which was supported by\nthe European Space Agency and the City of Tartu with 50,000 euros. Crystalspace\u2019s\ncamera has successfully passed tests to offer researchers the opportunity to\nbetter observe scientific experiments conducted in vacuum chambers. Until now,\nthis was not possible because the existing technologies did not withstand the\nenvironmental influences in the chamber, such as a large temperature range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Jaan\nViru, co-founder and technology manager of Crystalspace, participation in the\nESA BIC Estonia business incubator has helped bring the company into the orbit\nof the world space industry. \u201cCrystalspace\u2019s cameras are designed to withstand\nharsh conditions. This was also one of the reasons why we were now chosen to\ntake part in the historic NASA-led Artemis mission. Our cameras are the first\nthing developed and manufactured in Estonia that flies to the moon. This is a\nvery big step in the development of Estonian space technology, which shows that\nEstonia has become one of the most serious space countries. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEstonian\nscientists and companies have been cooperating with the European Space Agency\nfor more than ten years and have shown an excellent ability to develop\ninnovative applications and services related to space technologies,\u201d said\nAndrus Kurvits, Head of ESA BIC Estonia and Member of the Board of Tartu\nScience Park. Tartu Deputy Mayor Raimond Tamm specified: \u201cTartu has very good\nopportunities for developing and bringing space technologies to market, because\nthe University of Tartu and Tartu Observatory have developed the Tartu Space\nScience and Technology Development Center and the ESA BIC Estonia business\nincubator enables innovative solutions to grow. In view of this great\npotential, the City of Tartu is co-financing a business incubator, which will\nsupport the success story of various space-based businesses. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to\nKadri Tammai, the head of Tehnopol Startup Incubator, sending an estonaut to\nspace is of course an ambitious and correct goal, but in fact we are all connected\nto space on a daily basis, even through apps that use satellite data.\n\u201cThere are a lot of technologies that were originally developed for space,\nbut now they are an integral part of our lives. We are looking for all those\ncompanies that want to make people\u2019s lives more comfortable with the help of\nsuch technologies, \u201dadded Tammai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 4 places left in the Estonian Business Incubator of the European Space Agency. Both companies using space technologies and data as well as companies developing innovative space technologies, research teams are expected to apply for a grant of 50,000 euros. It is possible to join the world\u2019s largest network of incubators until March 18. Submit an application: www.esabic.ee<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To become an astronaut, or an estonaut in the Estonian context, you have to set your goals early, make the right choices when developing your career and skills, and successfully go through a long application process. However, this is not the only way to get to space and write yourself into space history. Last year, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":85416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85616,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85615\/revisions\/85616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}