The inventor of satellites that fit in a kitchen

by time news

Winner of the Princess of Girona Award.

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At the age of 34, the Mallorcan Rafael Jord launches 50-kilo satellites that orbit at low altitude. From there they control the progress of climate change or provide coverage to remote areas.

Rafael Jord, founder of the satellite companyOPEN COSMOS

When he was studying Aeronautical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) he collected 350 euros with his classmates to buy helium and other components. They drove to the Los Monegros desert and there, like someone sitting next to

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