20 June — Same-sex marriage
legalized. The parliament approved amendments to the country's Family Law Act legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing same-sex couples to adopt children. The amended act will go into effect on January 1, 2024. This made Estonia the first
Baltic and
former USSR country to do so.[4]
9 October - Estonian satellite
ESTCube-2 was launched from Kourou, French Guiana, with the
European Space Agency's
Vegalaunch vehicle at 4:36 a.m.
EEST.[5] The satellite failed to deploy from its launch vehicle, and was destroyed on reentry.[6]
20 June — Same-sex marriage
legalized. The parliament approved amendments to the country's Family Law Act legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing same-sex couples to adopt children. The amended act will go into effect on January 1, 2024. This made Estonia the first
Baltic and
former USSR country to do so.[4]
9 October - Estonian satellite
ESTCube-2 was launched from Kourou, French Guiana, with the
European Space Agency's
Vegalaunch vehicle at 4:36 a.m.
EEST.[5] The satellite failed to deploy from its launch vehicle, and was destroyed on reentry.[6]