{"id":10579,"date":"2015-05-14T00:50:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T04:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10579"},"modified":"2015-05-14T01:22:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T05:22:02","slug":"esa-to-send-drawings-to-space-on-cheops-exoplanet-system-observatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10579","title":{"rendered":"ESA to send drawings to space on Cheops exoplanet system observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another chance to send a drawing into space. This time for kids in ESA affiliated countries:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Send_your_drawing_into_space_with_Cheops\" target=\"_d\">Send your drawing into space with Cheops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6 May 2015<\/strong>: \u00a0Do you want to send your art into space on the new <a href=\"http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/cheops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cheops satellite<\/a>? ESA and its mission partners are inviting children to submit drawings that will be miniaturised and engraved on two plaques that will be put on the satellite.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<p>Cheops \u2013 for CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite \u2013 is a space telescope that will observe nearby stars known to host planets, and is being built as a collaboration between ESA\u2019s Science Programme and Switzerland. The planned launch date is at the end of 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinvideos\/content\/view\/embedjw\/452380\" width=\"507\" height=\"285\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With the data from Cheops, astronomers will be able to characterise the sizes and masses of many extrasolar planets, to gain new insights into the formation of planetary systems.<\/p>\n<p>Children between the ages of 8 and 14 from any ESA member state or cooperating state can be part of this otherworldly enterprise by creating a drawing inspired by the mission.<\/p>\n<p>While it would be great to collect colourful drawings, the artworks can only be in black-and-white, created with a black pencil or felt-tip pen. This is necessary to ensure that the engraving process accurately captures the drawings as they are transferred to the metal plaques.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 3000 drawings will be shrunk down by a factor of about 1000 and engraved on the metal plaques that will fly into space on Cheops. If more than 3000 entries are received, ESA and its partners will organise a lottery to select the drawings for engraving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s_1\" class=\"section\">\n<p>To take part in this competition, you will need to download and print out a standard template provided\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/science-e\/www\/object\/doc.cfm?fobjectid=55888\">here<\/a>, make your drawing on it, and complete your contact details. Then send it via letter to either your local Cheops mission partner institution, if there is one in your home country, or to ESA directly.<\/p>\n<p>Entries will be accepted until 31 October 2015, and the postmark will be considered proof of the date of posting.<\/p>\n<p>This competition is an initiative of the University of Bern, Switzerland, the overall coordinator of the activity. Mission partner institutions in the countries that are part of the Cheops consortium (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary,\u00a0Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) are also open for entries, as is ESA directly, representing all of its member states.<\/p>\n<p>Full rules, terms, and conditions can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Send_your_drawing_into_space_with_Cheops_Rules\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The standard template for the drawings can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/science-e\/www\/object\/doc.cfm?fobjectid=55888\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contacts and mail addresses for the national competitions <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Send_your_drawing_into_space_with_Cheops_National_contacts\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Feedback questionnaire about the competition (optional) <a href=\"http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/science-e\/www\/object\/doc.cfm?fobjectid=55887\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another chance to send a drawing into space. This time for kids in ESA affiliated countries: Send your drawing into space with Cheops 6 May 2015: \u00a0Do you want to send your art into space on the new Cheops satellite? ESA and its mission partners are inviting children to submit drawings that will be miniaturised &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10579\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ESA to send drawings to space on Cheops exoplanet system observatory<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contests-and-games","category-space-arts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2KD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16646,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16646","url_meta":{"origin":10579,"position":0},"title":"ESA Cheops exoplanet space telescope to carry plaques engraved with children&#8217;s artwork","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The European Space Agency (ESA) Artwork unveiled on exoplanet satellite\u00a0 27 August 2018:\u00a0Two plaques etched with thousands of miniaturised drawings made by children have been unveiled in a dedicated ceremony held today in Switzerland. 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