{"id":18243,"date":"2019-03-17T14:46:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T18:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18243"},"modified":"2019-03-17T14:46:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T18:46:31","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-mar-17-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18243","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Mar.17.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs:<\/p>\n

** SpudNik-1<\/a> student CubeSat project<\/strong> at the University of Prince Edward Island<\/a> in Canada: It\u2019s a bird, it\u2019s a plane, it\u2019s a satellite built by UPEI engineering students – The Cadre\/UPEI<\/a><\/p>\n

CubeSat<\/a> is a three-year project in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency in which multiple student teams work together to design, build and launch a miniature satellite. UPEI was one of 15 schools chosen for the project and started building the satellite in September.<\/em><\/p>\n

The project at UPEI is a little different than others. The satellite is being worked on primarily by undergraduate students, said dean of engineering, Nicholas Krouglicof.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are doing it primarily with the undergraduate students through our design clinic program.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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The satellite being built by UPEI engineering students called SpudNik-1 will be used for precision agriculture on the Island. It will be able to detect a small area to distribute pesticides, instead of just spraying a large area. It will be able to determine if crops need more water and detect changes in overall landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n

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** Designing smallSats for animal tracking<\/strong> in NASA sponsored contest – Problem Solvers Win NASA Tournament Lab Challenge | NASA<\/a><\/p>\n

Implemented by\u00a0HeroX<\/a>, the challenge sought ideas and concepts that incorporate small satellite technology along with other space, stratosphere, land and water surface systems to improve upon the current system of data reception for tracking animal position and path movement. A panel made up of NASA, BOEM and external experts evaluated submissions and recommended two winners. HeroX awarded each winning team $15,000.<\/em><\/p>\n