22. April 2025|
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|8 months agoSwitzerland Sends Research Equipment to ISS via SpaceX
Swiss State Secretary for Education attends Florida launch of Swiss-developed atomic clock technology to International Space Station, strengthening Switzerland's space research presence.
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- Swiss State Secretary Martina Hirayama is attending a SpaceX rocket launch in Florida.
- The mission is transporting the ACES (Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space) instrument to the International Space Station (ISS).
- One of the two atomic clocks within the ACES instrument was developed and built in Switzerland.
- Hirayama is scheduled to meet with representatives from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
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They Said
"The fact that the instrument will fly to the ISS on a Elon Musk’s rocket is not the main focus."