{"id":19,"date":"2025-10-22T14:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/esailors\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:18:51","slug":"partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/esailors\/partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can find information about all the partners involved in the <strong>Electric Solar Wind Sail Doctors (E-Sailors)<\/strong> project. The consortium includes <strong>nine European universities<\/strong> and <strong>four small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)<\/strong> working together to advance electric solar wind sail technology. These partners bring a strong combination of academic expertise and industry experience. Together, they are training 15 doctoral candidates in key areas of space science and technology. This collaborative network forms the foundation of a new generation in sustainable space exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Universities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>University of Tartu<\/strong><br>Department of Space Technology<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PI: Dr Aditya Savio Paul<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prof Mihkel Pajusalu<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Tartu-observatoorium_eng_sinine-300x68.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Tartu-observatoorium_eng_sinine-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Tartu-observatoorium_eng_sinine-1024x234.png 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Tartu-observatoorium_eng_sinine-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Tartu-observatoorium_eng_sinine.png 1494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Finnish Meteorological Institute<br><\/strong>Space Research and Observation Technologies<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr Pekka Janhunen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/il-logo-fi-se-en-rgb-620x115px-300x56.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/il-logo-fi-se-en-rgb-620x115px-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/il-logo-fi-se-en-rgb-620x115px.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dresden University of Technology<\/strong><br>Institute of Aerospace Engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prof Martin Tajmar<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-65 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/TUD_Logos_final_RGB_TUD_Logo_horizontal_blau_en-300x126.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/TUD_Logos_final_RGB_TUD_Logo_horizontal_blau_en-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/TUD_Logos_final_RGB_TUD_Logo_horizontal_blau_en-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/TUD_Logos_final_RGB_TUD_Logo_horizontal_blau_en.png 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aalto University<br><\/strong>Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prof Jaan Praks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-82 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/logo-86679-1-300x103.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/logo-86679-1-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/logo-86679-1-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/logo-86679-1.png 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>University of Pisa<\/strong><br>Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prof Lorenzo Niccolai<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-67 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/marchio_unipi_pant541-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/marchio_unipi_pant541-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/marchio_unipi_pant541-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/marchio_unipi_pant541-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/marchio_unipi_pant541-1536x818.png 1536w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/marchio_unipi_pant541-2048x1091.png 2048w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/marchio_unipi_pant541-1920x1023.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>KTH Royal Institute of Technology<\/strong><br>Division of Space and Plasma Physics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prof Mykola Ivchenko<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-83 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/KTH_logo_RGB_bla-268x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/KTH_logo_RGB_bla-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/KTH_logo_RGB_bla-914x1024.png 914w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/KTH_logo_RGB_bla-768x861.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/KTH_logo_RGB_bla-1371x1536.png 1371w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/KTH_logo_RGB_bla-1828x2048.png 1828w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/KTH_logo_RGB_bla.png 1867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Riga Technical University<\/strong><br>Aeronautics, Space Engineering and Transport Institute<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prof Ali Arshad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-66 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/rtu_logo_en-300x259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/rtu_logo_en-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/rtu_logo_en-768x664.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/rtu_logo_en.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ventspils University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><br>Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prof Andris Vaivads<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-108 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/VeA-logo_EN-krasains-300x111.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/VeA-logo_EN-krasains-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/VeA-logo_EN-krasains-1024x380.png 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/VeA-logo_EN-krasains-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/VeA-logo_EN-krasains-1536x570.png 1536w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/VeA-logo_EN-krasains-2048x760.png 2048w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/VeA-logo_EN-krasains-1920x713.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tallinn University of Technology<\/strong><br>Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr Ivo M\u00fc\u00fcrsepp<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-85 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Logo_trykk_JPG-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Logo_trykk_JPG-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Logo_trykk_JPG-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Logo_trykk_JPG-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Logo_trykk_JPG-1536x1214.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/Logo_trykk_JPG.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SMEs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aurora Propulsion Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CEO Perttu Yli-Opas<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/65f176f8d590a018685035.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"81\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CrystalSpace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CEO P\u00e4tris Halapuu<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/CrystalSpace_vertical_logo_withsafearea_black-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/CrystalSpace_vertical_logo_withsafearea_black-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/CrystalSpace_vertical_logo_withsafearea_black-1024x820.png 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/CrystalSpace_vertical_logo_withsafearea_black-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/CrystalSpace_vertical_logo_withsafearea_black-1536x1230.png 1536w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/CrystalSpace_vertical_logo_withsafearea_black-2048x1640.png 2048w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/CrystalSpace_vertical_logo_withsafearea_black-1920x1537.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spacecraft Anatomy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CEO, Dr Iaroslav Iakubivskyi<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nanocraft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CEO Andris Slavinskis<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-72 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/nanocraft_logo-01_1-300x104.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/nanocraft_logo-01_1-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/nanocraft_logo-01_1-1024x356.png 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/nanocraft_logo-01_1-768x267.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/953\/nanocraft_logo-01_1-1536x534.png 1536w, 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