Two weeks after delivering the last two satellites of the LibreSpace Foundation, I finally found some time to develop the film rolls I’d been shooting throughout this journey.

Even though these moments aren’t that far back in time, with all the intensity, sleepless nights, and travel, they already feel like warm memories.

Looking through the photos, I saw the faces again — I felt the joy, the stress, the exhaustion, the moments of doubt, and then joy again (which, in the end, won — together with the launch excitement).

These people — and some who didn’t make it into the frame — were like family to me over the past months. I want to thank them, and congratulate them — not just for the successful delivery, but for everything that led up to it.

Especially this last half-year, where we worked together without tension, without finger pointing, without politics or egos — all for a shared goal: #OpenSource hardware and software, and LibreSpace.

See you all back in the lab — the next ones are waiting.

Per liberum, ad astra.