Session
Weekend Session 5: Coordinating Successful Educational Programs
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs manages and implements the Access to Space for All initiative which aims at broadening access to space in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through cooperation between space agencies, research institutions, academia, and industry with the United Nations. This paper focuses on the activities under the Satellite Development Track, describing the different opportunities available through the initiative in the field of small satellite development and technology, such as hands-on opportunities like “KiboCUBE” in cooperation with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, providing a 1U CubeSat deployment opportunity from the International Space Station, “Vega-C” in cooperation with Avio S.p.A., using the Vega-C launcher to deploy a 3U CubeSat, the Payload Hosting Initiative “PHI” in cooperation with United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, providing an opportunity to develop a payload of maximum 5U, the Post-graduate Study on Nano-satellite Technology (PNST) fellowship opportunity to study at the Kyushu Institute of Technology, and the various educational activities and content that the Office has conducted and developed such as a dedicated webinar series on developing, operating and utilizing a CubeSat “KiboCUBE Academy”. Lessons learned from the implementation of the different programmes are shared.
United Nations Activities for Enhancing Access to Space
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs manages and implements the Access to Space for All initiative which aims at broadening access to space in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through cooperation between space agencies, research institutions, academia, and industry with the United Nations. This paper focuses on the activities under the Satellite Development Track, describing the different opportunities available through the initiative in the field of small satellite development and technology, such as hands-on opportunities like “KiboCUBE” in cooperation with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, providing a 1U CubeSat deployment opportunity from the International Space Station, “Vega-C” in cooperation with Avio S.p.A., using the Vega-C launcher to deploy a 3U CubeSat, the Payload Hosting Initiative “PHI” in cooperation with United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, providing an opportunity to develop a payload of maximum 5U, the Post-graduate Study on Nano-satellite Technology (PNST) fellowship opportunity to study at the Kyushu Institute of Technology, and the various educational activities and content that the Office has conducted and developed such as a dedicated webinar series on developing, operating and utilizing a CubeSat “KiboCUBE Academy”. Lessons learned from the implementation of the different programmes are shared.
