The Estonian student Cubesat project ESTCube successfully reached orbit via a Vega rocket this week:
- Space country Estonia: satellite ESTCube-1 was launched to orbit and said hello from the space! – Baltic Review
- Vega Launch Report | Europe’s Vega launcher succeeds on second launch – SpaceflightNow.com
Paul Gilster writes about the E-sail propulsion concept, developed by Pekka Janhunen of Finland, which will be tested by ESTCube: To Ride the Solar Wind.