So the last few weeks have been incredibly busy, and an update on both Koppenberg and my own race in Zwijndrecht are on their way.

But the reason the last few weeks have been so busy is that we have been working very hard to prepare for the launch of PROBA2, the satellite I’ve been working on. We stayed up basically all night last night to watch the launch, which, by all accounts was a huge success. PROBA2 is, apparently, functioning even better than expected. The satellite made contact with the ground station earlier today, and we now know it is pointed at the sun, stable, and functioning as expected, some 725 km above the surface of the earth.

There’s more information, including a video of the launch on ESA’s PROBA program website. Stay tuned for much more news from the sun very soon.