https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Swedish company's miniature drones have caught the attention of US space agency Nasa thanks to their groundbreaking autonomous positioning technology. https://www.thelocal.se/20161101/why-nasa-is-testing-these-swedish-mini-drones Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:09:50 +0100 why-nasa-is-testing-these-swedish-mini-drones A Gothenburg resident has been shortlisted for a one-way trip to Mars. He tells The Local about the mission, his love for space, and what he'd miss most from Earth. https://www.thelocal.se/20140116/gothenburg Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:23:00 +0100 gothenburg The Swedish Baltic Sea island of Gotland came first in a survey to elect the best picture taken from US space agency NASA's Landsat program, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this week. https://www.thelocal.se/20120727/42278 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:24:00 +0200 42278 A 20-year-old satellite that has fallen out of orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth sometime next week and its projected landfall could strike Sweden, according to NASA experts. https://www.thelocal.se/20110917/36204 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:43:00 +0200 36204 A major exhibit of more than 400 space-related objects, from engines to space suits to food rations, opened in Stockholm Friday in the largest gathering of NASA objects outside of the US. https://www.thelocal.se/20110128/31708 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:35:00 +0100 31708 On Sunday night, students from Sätraskolan, a school in southern Stockholm, had the chance to interview Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang, who is on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS). But NASA thought some of the questions were a bit too risqué. https://www.thelocal.se/20090907/21924 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:22:00 +0200 21924 After three previous attempts this week, the Discovery space shuttle has finally blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang and six Americans on board. This is Fuglesang's second space mission. https://www.thelocal.se/20090829/21758 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:20:00 +0200 21758 US authorities announced on Tuesday the indictment of a 21-year-old Swede on charges of hacking into computer systems at the NASA space agency and US networking giant Cisco. https://www.thelocal.se/20090506/19260 Wed, 06 May 2009 09:13:00 +0200 19260 Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang is set to make another trip into space next year, reports the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20080717/13096 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:28:00 +0200 13096