IAC2012 Student Paper Competition results.

UKSEDS are pleased to announce the results of the UK student paper selection for the 2012 International Astronautical Congress in Naples in October. The selection took place at the British Interplanetary Society in London last Thursday, 31 May. The winners are:

–Undergraduate–

Alessandro Grasso – University of Bristol

Feasibility Study of an Ultra-Low Altitude Hyperspectral Microsatellite

–Postgraduate–

Charlotte Lücking – University of Strathclyde

Mission and System Design of a 3U CubeSat passive GTO to LEO Orbit Transfer

We commiserate with the other shortlisted candidates and congratulate Alessandro and Charlotte who will, after their their presentations in Naples, each be awarded a cheque for GBP 300 by the British Interplanetary Society.

Further information and registration for the International Astronautical Congress can be found here.