{"id":446,"date":"2013-02-05T22:59:39","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T22:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=446"},"modified":"2013-02-05T22:59:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T22:59:39","slug":"univ-of-texas-team-wins-university-nnanosatellite-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=446","title":{"rendered":"Univ. of Texas team wins university NnanoSatellite competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A team at the University of Texas has won first place in the latest round of the University Nanosat Program (UNP)<\/a> sponsored by the US Air Force: The University of Texas at Austin Wins First Place in National Nanosatellite Competition – Univ. of Texas News<\/a><\/p>\n

The same team won in 2005 with the two FASTRAC Satellites<\/a>, which were launched in 2010.<\/p>\n

More about the competition can be found at University Nanosatellite Program – Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the UT announcement:<\/p>\n

A panel of expert judges selected winners in two categories: ARMADILLO was selected as the first-place winner in the CubeSat class; and The Georgia Institute of Technology won in the Nanosatellite class. CubeSats are miniature handheld satellites that are generally built using off-the-shelf electronics components, making them very cost-effective. The ARMADILLO satellite\u2019s dimensions are 10 cm x 10 cm x 34 cm.<\/p>\n

The Cockrell School of Engineering\u2019s team consists of more than 50 graduate and undergraduate students who worked for two years on the ARMADILLO (Atmosphere Related Measurements and Detection of submILLimeter Objects) mission. The competition took place at the Air Force Research Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 11.<\/p>\n

Once in orbit, ARMADILLO will measure space debris, which will allow scientists to characterize that debris and better understand the sources and life cycles of space pollution. Space debris is a hazard for operational spacecraft. Today, ground-based radar can only detect and track space objects larger than 10 centimeters.<\/p>\n

Lightsey said developing small, inexpensive satellites such as ARMADILLO marks a big step in the advancement of space exploration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re making these small satellites with much more advanced technology and capability than has ever been done before,\u201d Lightsey said. \u201cBy decreasing the size of the satellite, it will also be possible for groups of satellites to work cooperatively and perform operations simultaneously, such as building structures in space and taking measurements collectively.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A team at the University of Texas has won first place in the latest round of the University Nanosat Program (UNP) sponsored by the US Air Force: The University of Texas at Austin Wins First Place in National Nanosatellite Competition – Univ. of Texas News The same team won in 2005 with the two FASTRAC … Continue reading Univ. of Texas team wins university NnanoSatellite competition<\/span> →<\/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":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateurstudent-satellite"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-7c","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":951,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=951","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":0},"title":"NASA selects another group of Cubesat projects for rides to space","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA will provide piggyback rides to space for two dozen Cubesats, including many student built spacecraft, in the next three years: NASA Announces Fourth Round of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 24 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Amateur\/Student Satellite"","block_context":{"text":"Amateur\/Student Satellite","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19024,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19024","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":1},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – June.16.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs: ** Students in the Melbourne Space Program built ACRUZ-1 smallsat to launch on next Rocket Lab Electron rocket: ACRUX-1 headed to space on Rocket Lab\u2019s next Electron rocket launch | Melbourne\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Amateur\/Student Satellite"","block_context":{"text":"Amateur\/Student Satellite","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"ACRUX-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MSP_ACRUX-1_reduced-file-size-440x3501.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20861,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20861","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":2},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Jan.23.2020","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 23, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** \"What Smallsat Projects Are Like For University Students\" - Cold Star interview with Dr. Amelia Greig of Univ. of Texas at El Paso: Dr. Amelia\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Amateur\/Student Satellite"","block_context":{"text":"Amateur\/Student Satellite","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=am2&o=1&a=3659960713","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":21706,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21706","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":3},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup -April.24.2020","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** Mexico university students to build CubeSat in collaboration with NanoAvionics and the Mexian Space Agency: NanoAvionics and Mexican Space Agency Introduce a Nanosatellite Pilot Project\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Amateur\/Student Satellite"","block_context":{"text":"Amateur\/Student Satellite","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo_sep_30_7_29_16_am_01.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13826,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13826","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":4},"title":"Sci-Tech: Hyperloop competition at SpaceX underway. 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