ESA wishes to foster and support a broad range of CanSat activities across its Member States, in order to give European students their first experience of a real space-related project.
ESERO-UK organises an annual UK CanSat Competition, the winner of which goes on to compete in the European CanSat Competition.
A CanSat is a simulation of a real satellite, integrated within the volume and shape of a soft drink can. The challenge for the students is to fit all the major subsystems found in a satellite, such as power, sensors and a communication system, into this minimal volume. The CanSat is then launched to an altitude of a few hundred metres by a rocket or dropped from a platform or captive balloon and its mission begins: to carry out a scientific experiment and achieve a safe landing.
CanSats offer a unique opportunity for students to have a first practical experience of a real space project. They are responsible for all aspects: selecting the mission objectives, designing the CanSat, integrating the components, testing, preparing for launch and then analysing the data.
ESERO-UK organises an annual UK CanSat Competition, the winner of which goes on to compete in the European CanSat Competition.
A CanSat is a simulation of a real satellite, integrated within the volume and shape of a soft drink can. The challenge for the students is to fit all the major subsystems found in a satellite, such as power, sensors and a communication system, into this minimal volume. The CanSat is then launched to an altitude of a few hundred metres by a rocket or dropped from a platform or captive balloon and its mission begins: to carry out a scientific experiment and achieve a safe landing.
CanSats offer a unique opportunity for students to have a first practical experience of a real space project. They are responsible for all aspects: selecting the mission objectives, designing the CanSat, integrating the components, testing, preparing for launch and then analysing the data.
Competition overview
The UK CanSat Competition consists of four phases:
1. Call for proposals and team selection
2. Teachers’ introductory workshop
3. CanSat construction and test activities
4. Competition launch campaign
1. Call for proposals and team selection
2. Teachers’ introductory workshop
3. CanSat construction and test activities
4. Competition launch campaign
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