Space Academy HSE Program
General Information
Join us on an exhilarating journey where you will go from designing and building your own payload to launching it into space on board of a sounding rocket or a long-duration high altitude balloon!
You will develop your own space mission as part of a team to participate in the Cubes in Space Program. You will be guided step-by-step by experts to create a high-quality proposal, ideate a scientific experiment, develop your own space mission and build the hardware within the imposed requirements.
Your training will include circuits, electronics, programming, systems engineering, project management, mission development, testing protocols, engineering design, journaling, design reviews, etc. No previous experience is required.
The program will include on-site visits from the Mobile Earth + Space Observatory (MESO) to deliver relevant content on planetary science, astrophysics, instrumentation, optics, etc. MESO is a "science center on wheels" that focuses on hands-on learning, so you will get to interact with the exhibits and passionate scientist-educators.
Expectations
We expect that you will actively participate in hands-on and training activities, sometimes individually and sometimes as a group. You are expected to work within a diverse team whose members have various levels of experience and range in age from 11 to 18 years old. We also expect that you show initiative, but are also willing to be mentored. Furthermore, you are expected to learn, grow, and have fun!