1. Australian telescope to telescope

   SpIRIT has been operating in good health for more than 14 months in orbit, continuing to acquire data to achieve its mission objectives. In one of …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2025/02/11/australian-telescope-to-telescope

2. Shooting for the Moon

   This stunning image from the SpIRIT Loris camera captures Earth, the Moon and a reflection of the satellite itself in a single shot. The image was …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2024/09/13/shooting-for-the-moon

3. SpIRIT successfully demonstrates Australian propulsion technology

   We are very pleased to share another important SpIRIT mission milestone. The electric thruster on board, developed and manufactured by our partner Neumann Space, has been …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2024/08/21/spirit-successfully-demonstrates-australian-propulsion-technology

4. Best paper award (honourable mention) for SpIRIT/Loris

   Congratulations to Dr. Miguel Ortiz and the whole Loris team for the Best paper award (honourable mention) at the international AI4Space 2024 workshop. The paper presents …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2024/07/22/best-paper-award-honourable-mention-for-spirit-loris

5. Surfing the storm

   SpIRIT’s Payload Management System (PMS) – the satellite instrument control unit – has been successfully operated for a near-continuous six hour period during the weekend geomagnetic …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2024/05/13/surfing-the-storm

6. First light for the HERMES space telescope on board SpIRIT

   The University of Melbourne, the Italian Space Agency, Australian Space Agency and the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics have announced the successful scientific operations of the …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2024/04/23/first-light-for-the-hermes-space-telescope-on-board-spirit

7. Loris camera & AI system update: first light & first paper!

   Commissioning activities on SpIRIT are progressing positively, with all University of Melbourne systems staying healthy after more than 135 days in space. Today, we are very …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2024/04/16/loris-camera-ai-system-update-first-light-first-paper

8. Commissioning update: Cryocooler is up & running!

   The SpIRIT team resumed payload commissioning activities at full capacity after a brief recharging break, and we are very pleased to report that a significant milestone …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2024/01/12/commissioning-update-cryocooler-is-up-running

9. All MSL payloads are operational!

   Another important milestone for the Melbourne Space Laboratory has been achieved during SpIRIT commissioning with a successful initial verification of TheMIS. The TheMIS ICU passed functional …

   spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/12/22/all-msl-payloads-are-operational

10. SpIRIT in-orbit: almost two weeks!

    Incredible to realize that SpIRIT has been in orbit for almost two weeks. We are pleased to announce that payload commissioning activities are progressing ahead of …

    spirit.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/12/15/spirit-in-orbit-almost-two-weeks

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