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