Session
Technical Session IX: Standards and Education
Abstract
In February 2012, ESA released the invitation for a competitive tender for the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) Phases C0/C1/D/E1. Following tender evaluation, ALMASpace S.r.l., a spin-off company from the Microsatellites and Space Microsystems lab of the University of Bologna, was selected as system prime. The primary objective of the ESEO project is to provide students with valuable and challenging hands-on experience across all disciplines and throughout the project lifecycle in order to prepare a well-qualified workforce for the future. A LEO microsatellite mission carrying payloads capable of measuring the radiation environment in orbit, test technologies for future missions, take pictures of the Earth and/or celestial bodies, was selected as the nominal scenario for the ESEO project. Through their microsatellite projects, the UniBO/ALMASpace joint team has accumulated over the past 8 years a wide experience in handling educational space projects with a substantial involvement of BSc, MSc, and PhD students from University of Bologna. This experience will be extended, through ESEO, to a wider audience of students from 10 European universities. The paper will introduce both the approach for the organization of the project team based on the involvement of students from many different European Universities and the satellite concept.
Presentation Slides
European Student Earth Orbiter: ESA’s educational Microsatellite Program
In February 2012, ESA released the invitation for a competitive tender for the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) Phases C0/C1/D/E1. Following tender evaluation, ALMASpace S.r.l., a spin-off company from the Microsatellites and Space Microsystems lab of the University of Bologna, was selected as system prime. The primary objective of the ESEO project is to provide students with valuable and challenging hands-on experience across all disciplines and throughout the project lifecycle in order to prepare a well-qualified workforce for the future. A LEO microsatellite mission carrying payloads capable of measuring the radiation environment in orbit, test technologies for future missions, take pictures of the Earth and/or celestial bodies, was selected as the nominal scenario for the ESEO project. Through their microsatellite projects, the UniBO/ALMASpace joint team has accumulated over the past 8 years a wide experience in handling educational space projects with a substantial involvement of BSc, MSc, and PhD students from University of Bologna. This experience will be extended, through ESEO, to a wider audience of students from 10 European universities. The paper will introduce both the approach for the organization of the project team based on the involvement of students from many different European Universities and the satellite concept.
