Tag: Orbital commissioning


  • SpIRIT Nanosatellite Selfie in Space and Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

    SpIRIT Nanosatellite Selfie in Space and Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

    Australia’s SpIRIT Nanosatellite Takes a Milestone Selfie in Orbit The Australian Space Agency’s first funded space telescope, SpIRIT (Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal nanosatellite), has delivered a celebratory milestone: its first in-space selfie. Launched in December 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, SpIRIT has completed commissioning and is poised to begin its core science mission,…