{"id":20484,"date":"2019-12-09T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T14:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20484"},"modified":"2019-12-08T23:24:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T04:24:11","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-dec-9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20484","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Dec.9.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

**AzTechSat-1<\/a> <\/strong> CubeSat <\/strong>built by Mexican students reaches the ISS<\/strong>: Mexican Students Launch a Small Satellite to the Space Station | NASA<\/a><\/p>\n

The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the\u00a0International Space Station<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is smaller than a shoebox but represents a big step for its builders.<\/em><\/p>\n

The project is part of NASA\u2019s\u00a0CubeSat<\/a>\u00a0Launch Initiative, which offers universities, high schools and non-profit organizations the opportunity to fly small satellites. Innovative technology partnerships keep down the cost, providing students a way to obtain hands-on experience developing flight hardware.<\/em><\/p>\n

A multidisciplinary team of students at Universidad Popular Aut\u00f3noma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP<\/a>), in Puebla, Mexico, built the CubeSat for\u00a0AzTechSat-1<\/a>.\u00a0The investigation demonstrates communication within a satellite network in low-Earth orbit. Such Intra-satellite communication could reduce the need for ground stations, lowering the cost and increasing the number of data downloads possible for satellite applications.<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Jose Cortez of NASA Ames (left) and Joel Contreras of UPAEP (right), conduct final integration of AzTechSat-1 into the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD) in preparation for launch to the International Space Station. Credits: NASA”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

** University of the Philippines team building STAMINA4Space<\/a> CubeSat<\/strong>: Meet the future of Philippine space exploration | ABS-CBN News<\/a><\/p>\n

After a series of tests and screening, Wee and seven others from different science backgrounds and regions were accepted into UP\u2019s graduate program for electrical engineering and into the Space Technology and Applications Mastery, Innovation and Advancement (STAMINA4Space) program of the DOST.<\/em><\/p>\n

For Dr. Joel Joseph Marciano, who heads the STAMINA4Space program and the DOST-ASTI, said making cube satellites locally is an important step for the Philippines.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding satellites is one way you can be in space,\u201d he said. \u201cThese smaller satellites are becoming more powerful, can take meaningful missions, experiments in space.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n