August 11–14, 2008 · Utah State University · Logan Utah USA
22nd Annual Conference on Small Satellites

Technical Sessions

Session XII: Educational Programs

Chair: Will Holmes – Taylor University

Thursday, August 14, 2008

10:45 a.m.TJ3Sat – Unique Challenges of Building a Small Satellite within a High School Environment
Carlos Niederstrasser – Orbital Sciences Corporation; Kelly Rand, Joy Lee, Adam Kemp, Ashley Lewis, Joel Stein – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
11:00 a.m.Norwegian Student Satellite Program – ANSAT
Aleksander Marthinussen, Jøran Antonsen – Norwegian Centre for Space-Related Education (NAROM); Torbjørn Houge – Andøya Rocket Range
11:15 a.m.Today’s Students – Tomorrow’s Engineers: Jump–Starting the Transition from University to Industry
David Klumpar – Montana State University
11:30 a.m.The Fastrac Nanosatellites: Software Implementation and Testing
Sebastian Munoz, Gregory Johnson, Aaron Smith, Glenn Lightsey, Eric Hagen – The University of Texas at Austin
11:45 a.m.The Creation and Impact of Corporate Mentorship on Student–Led Satellite Projects
Bruce Davis, Mike Grusin – University of Colorado; Bryan Helgesen – SpaceDev, Inc.
12:00 p.m.Oculus Nanosat Attitude Control for Space Situational Awareness
Mary Farmer, Peter Radecki, Gordon Parker, Lyon (Brad) King, Jeff Katalenich – Michigan Technological University
AlternateNorwegian Student Satellite Program – HiNCube
Espen Oland, Torbjørn Houge, Frank Vedal – Narvik University College

22nd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites
August 11-14, 2008 · Utah State University · Logan Utah USA