“While waiting for the first ESA student CubeSat to be deployed from the International Space Station at the beginning of October, the three Fly Your Satellite! CubeSats candidate for rocket launch are…
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NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Technology
“NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency’s journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge. NASA’s Game Changing Development Program…
Small Satellites Provide Big Payoffs
“When we think of space satellites that assist with communications, weather monitoring and GPS here on Earth, we likely picture them as being quite largemany are as big as a school bus…
KiboCUBE: United Nations/Japan Program on CubeSat Deployment
“The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are pleased to announce the United Nations/Japan Cooperation Programme on CubeSat Deployment from the International Space…
ESA Survey: Future Educational Cubesat Initiatives
“For a few years already, ESA’s Education Office is very active in offering university students several educational opportunities related to CubeSat satellites. Up until now, ESA has completed the ‘CubeSats on the…
Undergraduate Student Instrument Project 2015 Flight Research Opportunity
“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD), in collaboration with the Office of Education (OE) National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant) will release the Undergraduate…
Student Satellite Headed To International Space Station
“A very special week is about to begin for approximately 30 students from Aalborg University, in Denmark, as their satellite – AAUSAT5 – waits to be launched to the International Space Station…
NASA Smallsat Program Research Opportunities
“They say big things come in small packages, and that’s evident with the small satellites that are becoming ubiquitous around NASA centers, university labs and even elementary school science classes. These tiny…
Student Experiments Launched from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
“NASA launched a Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket carrying the RockSat-X payload with university and community college student experiments at 6:04 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 12, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in…
New CubeSat Opportunities for Low-Cost Space Exploration
“Space enthusiasts have an opportunity to contribute to NASA’s exploration goals through the next round of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. Applicants must submit their proposals electronically by 4:30 p.m. EST, Nov….
NASA Selects University Small Spacecraft Researchers to Collaborate on New Projects
“NASA has selected eight university teams to collaborate on developing and demonstrating new technologies and capabilities for small spacecraft. The selected teams will work with engineers and scientists from NASA under a…
A Powerful Telescope You Can Build at Home
“A team from the London-based Open Space Agency (OSA) has produced the Ultrascope, a downloadable telescope design that can be generated by a 3D printer, be controlled by simple robotics, and captures…