Updated 8/30/07
NittanySat
The Penn State Nanosat-5 team was selected to compete in the 5th University Nanosatellite Program. Penn State was one of a dozen universities that will design and build a complete nanosatellite system and compete for a launch into orbit on an Air Force or NASA rocket. The flight competition review is in January 2009.
The mission's objectives include ionospheric science measurements and demonstrations of software-defined radio communications systems, deployable structures, and MEMs technology. The satellite is constrained to a 50 x 50 x 60 cm volume.
The Penn State Nanosat Team is looking for students of all experience levels and backgrounds. Technical systems include Power, Command & Data Handling, Communications, Structure and Mechanisms, Thermal, Ground Data Systems (satellite ground station), Guidance Navigation & Control, Ground-based instrumentation, Payload Integration, and Operations.
While many of the positions are engineering and science, we are also in need of students interested in public relations, education, communications, and film/video.
There are likely ways to work on this project for course credit including class projects, senior design, honors option/thesis, or independent study. Interested students should contact Adam Escobar.