by UKSEDS
    on 15th July 2014
    in Events, News, Opportunities
    
                
                
 
 
                    Interested in developing cubesats? Want to see how they are made? Following on from the success of the 2013 event, Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and AMSAT-UK invite CubeSat developers to bring their equipment to a ‘Bring Your Own Board’ (BYOB) workshop. Confirmed attendees include: ISIS (bring their new On Board Computer and transceivers), AMSAT-UK (new […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 14th July 2014
    in Careers, News, Opportunities
    
                
                
 
 
                    The Institute of Space Policy and Law (ISPL) has announced that enrollment is now open for the 2014 Space Law and Policy Course. The prospectus can be found here. The Course will comprise lectures and interactive case studies. Participants will have access to the IALS Law Library during the course. Those considering a postgraduate degree […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 14th July 2014
    in News, Opportunities, Projects
    
                
                
 
 
                    REXUS/BEXUS call for proposals The European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), is currently accepting proposals for the eighth edition of the REXUS/BEXUS programme (Rocket and Balloon EXperiments for University Students)*. UKSEDS encourages its members and branches to take part. Past UKSEDS projects include: PoleCATS, Conceptual […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 27th June 2014
    in Ecliptic, Events, Projects
    
                
                
 
 
                    A small and friendly team of robotics engineers at the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) are designing a cool new product for robotics and other applications like home automation. They are working on a generalised controller board with a lot of features integrated into a very small package. The board has all the functionality to drive a […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 27th June 2014
    in Conference, Events
    
                
                
 
 
                    Recording the Past – Debating the Present – Inspiring the Future The British Interplanetary Society Space History Conference at Charterhouse will have a varied programme reflecting on Space Exploration, Launcher technology, Space Science, the Development of Commercial Space-based technology, Space Policy and Space-based Astronomy. This is a chance to listen to top speakers, take part […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 27th June 2014
    in Conference, International, News, Press releases
    
                
                
 
 
                    Organised by the International Astronautical Federation (of which the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) was a founding member in 1951), the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is the world’s largest astronautics/space engineering conference. IAC2014 will take place in Toronto, Canada in October. As part of each IAC, there is a student competition with prizes for the best papers […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 11th June 2014
    in Competition, Events, Opportunities, Press releases
    
                
                
 
 
                    Strap on your boosters and tape up those fuel injection lines because Kerbal Space Program is finally coming to UKSEDS! This article explains the details behind the very first UKSEDS Kerbal Space Program competition. Mission summary: For the first instalment of our Kerbal Competitions, contenders will need to get to the Mun and take Kerbal selfies next […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 9th June 2014
    in International, News, Opportunities, Outreach
    
                
                
 
 
                    The British Interplanetary Society are the UK contact for World Space Week (WSW) 2014. They need volunteers to cache and take responsibility for WSW treasures throughout the UK for a worldwide effort geocaching event. World Space Week – what is it and when is it? 4th-10th October has been declared WSW. An annual occasion to celebrate space science and […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 8th June 2014
    in Events, Outreach
    
                
                
 
 
                    We have some amazing science events coming up and we are looking for UKSEDS volunteers to be a part of these events. Contact UKSEDS outreach officer ([email protected]) if you would like to volunteer with us. Travel expenses will be paid and each volunteer will get a free UKSEDS t-shirts. More details about the events will […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 8th June 2014
    in Events, International, News
    
                
                
 
 
                    The brightest and best space students from UK universities will be competing for the chance to represent the UK in the student competition at the 2014 International Astronautical Congress in Toronto in October. The three undergraduate and three postgraduate finalists will be presenting to the selection panel on the afternoon of Saturday 14th June from […]
                 
                
    			   
             
            
                                                                            
            
            
                
                
                
    by UKSEDS
    on 9th May 2014
    in Events, News
    
                
                
 
 
                    UK Parliament event (Wed, 14th May – 14.30 – 16.50): Missions to the Moon: Parliamentary Update on Lunar Science and Exploration, Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, SW1A 2LW, London UKSEDS members are invited to attend Missions to the Moon, an update to the UK Parliamentarians on the global resurgence of interest in lunar science and exploration. We […]