Ireland’s First Satellite Will Shake Up Hunt For Gamma Ray Bursts
ESA’s XMM-Newton spacecraft captured observations of GRB 221009A after it erupted. ESA/XMM-Newton/M. Rigoselli (INAF) A groundbreaking mission is set to launch Ireland’s first-ever satellite EIRSAT-1 into low-Earth orbit later this year. Developed by Ireland’s University College Dublin (UCD) at a cost of 4 million euros, the satellite will be launched on a multi-payload Ariane rocket …