Dr David Murphy, a post-doctoral researcher in the UCD Space Science group, and Lorraine Hanlon, Director of UCD Centre for Space Research and of Astronomy at UCD School of Physics Credit: Vincent Hoban - sub
Dr David Murphy, a post-doctoral researcher in the UCD Space Science group, and Lorraine Hanlon, Director of UCD Centre for Space Research and of Astronomy at UCD School of Physics Credit: Vincent Hoban - sub - EIRSAT-1 has won the 2024 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition for securing UCD's place in Ireland's space history. Detailing the historic achievement of building, launching and operating Ireland's first satellite, this year's winning case study ' Ireland's first satellite: transforming the national space landscape with the launch of EIRSAT-1 ' was led by Professor Lorraine Hanlon , Director of UCD Centre for Space Research and Professor of Astronomy at UCD School of Physics. The result of more than a decade of research at the University, EIRSAT-1 was designed, built, and tested at UCD, under guidance of the European Space Agency (ESA) , and its development led to a clean-room, mission control centre and satellite test facilities at UCD that will benefit future space research and education. The project introduced space systems engineering and skills not previously seen across any Irish industry or academia and helped lead to the country's largest space investment of ¤7.9m in a UCD-led space project seeking to expand Ireland's emerging space industry. The EIRSAT-1 team alongside lead Professor Lorraine Hanlon and UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact, Professor Kate Robson Brown Credit: Vincent Hoban Building EIRSAT-1 also had a transformational educational impact for 50 university students, while inspiring thousands of schoolchildren, according to the winning case study.
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